Middle School Social-Emotional Learning Small Group

Students will learn and improve a variety of developmentally appropriate life-skills.  

Career educator with 14 years of classroom teaching and school administrative experience with specializations in SEL support, Neurodiverse learning, and school community building.   I am experienced in accommodations and modifications for learning differences and I specialize in working with marginalized learners.  I am also experienced in providing support for school avoidance and learning strategies for ADHD, Autism, sensory and processing challenges, and Dyslexia.   

I was inspired to earn my 200 YTT for Yoga and Mindfulness in 2018 after seeing the extreme need for more Social-Emotional Learning and stress-relief across every educational setting I was in.  The Pandemic has only increased this need and I see students daily who need so much more support than they are getting.  As an educator with a lot of experience and skills, I want to meet the need anywhere and everywhere I can, as also support parents in supporting their children during these hard times.  
  
I began teaching, after earning my BS in Psychology, through a Master's Degree teaching program. I taught elementary school for 6 years in TN, CA, VA before moving into other parts of education. My TN credentials are in Early Childhood PreK-3 and another in K-8.  I also have two elementary-school aged children of my own, so I am up to date on any changes since I was in the Elementary classroom.  I taught Middle School and High School each year over summer school and transitioned back into the classroom as a full-time Middle and High School Health, Social Science, and Humanities teacher in 2020, after 5 years away working in Clinical, Administrative, and Consulting roles.  I have School Administration experience including Master Teacher, Instructional Lead, and Head of School. 

In addition to the field of education, I have professional experience in beginner-supervisory roles across mental health programs, youth residential treatment facilities, and clinical treatment settings including ABA therapy and facilitated social skills and support groups for qualified clients.  

*Therapeutic conversations are not the focus of any class I teach.  All classes I teach are for building strategies and skills.*
Bachelors of Science in Psychology and World Religions Minor 
Masters Degree in Teaching 
Dual TN State Teaching Credentials 
200 YTT Certified Yoga and Mindfulness 

25 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.