Daily English Language Arts Skills Practiced in this class include but are not limited to:
-Expression and comprehension
- The interconnected nature of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking
- Developing and sustaining foundational language skills
-Inquiry
-Critical thinking and analysis
-Literacy
-Building connections using prior knowledge
-Creating relationships among ideas

Additional learning goals are included with each topic. 

I received a bachelor's degree in maritime studies from Texas A&M with minors in anthropology and English. I also have a master's degree in professional education from the University of Texas. I am certified to teach grades  7-12 (middle and high school level) English/Language Arts in the state of Texas. 

I also have four years of coursework in Criminal Justice and three years of experience working as an Investigator for Child Protective Services, where I gained an extensive knowledge of the criminal and civil justice systems. 

Homework Offered
Each week, learners will have a lecture video to watch and an optional response. They should expect to spend one to two hours a week completing both. 
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Learners will be informally assessed through their written and/or video responses. I will provide feedback after each response is submitted. This feedback will include ways to for learners to improve their speaking and writing abilities, with skills to focus on for improvements, and optional additional assignments to practice these skills. I will not review these additional assignments. They are further practice and answer keys will be provided. 
Grades Offered

FBI (FBI.gov)
Crime Museum (Crimemuseum.org)
Case Law (https://caselaw.findlaw.com)
Missing Persons Center (missingpersonscenter.org)