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I am a supply teacher in Canada. I enjoy going from classroom to classroom teaching and meeting new students almost on a daily basis. Outschool has been a great fit for my love of meeting new students! I have enjoyed sharing my love of language arts and math with the Outschool learner community. In language arts, my absolute favourite is reading student's writing and hearing their creativity come out on paper. I also love teaching them letter sounds and showing them neat ways to remember them. Math is also a favourite area that I enjoy teaching in creative ways. 

I have a bachelor of arts in geography (another favourite) and global studies and a bachelor of education. I have taught various grades from kindergarten to grade 4 in my own classroom in public schools. Now that I have a young family, I have chosen to substitute teach. While substitute teaching, I have been able to experience a wider variety of grades from pre-K to grade 9. 

Through my experience working with a diversity of age groups, I have grown in my knowledge as a leader and I am continuing to learn my responsibilities as a teacher/ educator online and in the classroom. I believe that a teacher needs dedication, patience and good communication skills. A teacher also needs to have a sense of humor, organizational skills, creativity, experience, curriculum knowledge and an ability to collaborate with students, staff, parents and community members. It is my belief that a teacher must respect each student’s different learning style, needs and personalities. It is essential to prepare different approaches to teaching and management in order to give each student the opportunity to be successful. Most importantly, I believe a teacher needs to be flexible and aware of the constantly changing situations that occur inside and outside the classroom.  

Something fun about me... I grew up on an island in British Columbia. I miss the mountains and the ocean as I now live in the prairies of Alberta, where I am a wife, mom and teacher. I am enjoying this new adventure of online teaching, as I continue to meet and teach some awesome students along the way!  I look forward to meeting you in the classroom very soon!