Academic Qualifications
I am Highly Qualified to Teach English and reading!
Bachelor of Arts in English
I graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
I received a B.A. degree in English with a minor in Cinema Studies.
My area of concentrations were in Southern American Literature, African American/Multicultural Literature, and the Victorian Era.
Delta Sigma Tau: English honor society
Masters of Art in Teaching
I am receiving my M.A.T. degree in Secondary Education from Louisiana Tech University.
Alternative Education
I am completing the Alternative Teacher Certification program at Louisiana Tech University.
My certification is in Secondary English.
Professional Experiences
2007-2008: The Writing Center at ULM.
2008-2010: ESOL paraprofessional at Northside Alternative School in Lafayette, La.
2010-present- Reading, phonics, English II, English III instructor and Literacy Interventionist at Wossman High School.
Professional Development
On-Course
Common Core & IRA ELA Standards
Student Engagement
Differentiated Instruction
Coherent & Cohesive Teaching
Literature to Life PD
Glasser's choice theory
5 years of intensive READ180 and System 44 training
Monroe City Schools PD session presenter: "Zumba & A.C.T.I.V.E. Reading Strategies 2013-present
American Federation of Teachers Professional Development Summer Educator Academy 2014: Strategies for Student Success
School Committees
Homecoming
Wildcat Book Club
C.A.T. Team
Wossman Poets
Read Across America
READ180 Jubilee
PBIS Leadership Team
Wisecats Committee
District Committees
Professional Development Presenter/Speaker
AFT Professional Development Presenter
Content Task Force Teacher Leader
Curriculum Development Committee
District Scholastic Mentor
MFT Executive Board: Secondary Member-at-Large
Professional Memberships
Monroe Federation of Teachers (MFT)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
International Reading Association (IRA)
Louisiana Reading Association (LRA)
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators (LACUE)