I believe every student can experience success in learning. It essential that, as teacher, I foster engagement and enthusiasm in the learning process. Everyone has a personal learning style and my work is to meet and support each student’s uniqueness.

I attended a liberal arts college and graduated magna cum laude. I have completed a masters in English. I will complete my masters in ESL this December, 2014 while simultaneously pursing a masters in Literacy.

I have been teaching for many years. I taught developmentally disabled children for ten years. And, elementary and high school students in the humanities for the last fifteen years. Many of my students have had learning challenges in reading and writing. I so enjoy working with reluctant readers and hesitant writers.

Besides teaching, my next favorite activity is visiting other places. I am fairly fluent in German and am learning Spanish. Understanding another language has expanded my horizons. Being a global citizen is important to me.