Hello! I am so excited to have the opportunity to help your child learn through Outschool! My classes will focus on beginning, intermediate, and advanced kindergarten skills.  Course content will include phonemic awareness, phonics instruction, early reading and writing foundational skills, and math concepts.

I have a B.A. in English from Southern Illinois University and an M.A. in Teaching from Arkansas Tech University.  I am a certified PreK-4th grade teacher and am in my 8th year of teaching in the public school system.  I currently teach at a STEAM-certified and National Blue Ribbon school and absolutely love my job!  I am passionate about children's learning and being able to help them build the foundational skills needed to become confident readers, writers, and mathematicians.  I have been trained in several phonemic/phonics and math curriculums.  It is so important to me to have fun while learning, so I create lessons that include songs, movement, games, and interactive activities.  Building relationships with students is also very important to me, and I want my learners to feel comfortable and confident while in our classroom environment.  My classes are very structured and expectations are clear, but I love to be silly and have as much fun as possible!

Aside from teaching, I love animals, traveling, and spending lots of time outdoors!  Please let me know if you have any questions about my classes!  And thank you for stopping by!