I have been an educator on Outschool since February of 2018. I have my MBA and MHA, both of which have taught me the value of conducting research and asking questions.  I have a passion for history, organization, reading, and learning. You can usually find me in the middle of 2-3 books or watching a documentary.

I am also an Outschool ACE Educator, which means that I continually seek out ways to improve my teaching skills and knowledge, as well as the learner experience. Some of the seminars/courses that I have attended in the past are: Foundations for Teaching and Learning About Native Americans; The Presence and Absence of Asian America: What Truths Lie Beyond the Headlines; Using the “Diary of Anne Frank” to Amplify Students’ Voices; Painting a Just Picture – Art and Activism; Teaching Hard History in Grades K-5; Make Good the Promises: Reconstruction and Its Legacies; Choices in Little Rock: An Approach to Teaching the Civil Rights Movement.

Some of the sources used for this class are, but not limited to: 
Smithsonian https://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/education/what-jazz
Britannica
National Geographic
PBS
Library of Congress
Musicmap https://musicmap.info/
Jazz Observer https://jazzobserver.com/the-origins-of-jazz/
Music Wave https://www.musicianwave.com/history-of-jazz-music/
The Birth of Jazz https://youtu.be/1eRNRzyX3ac
National Museum of American History https://youtu.be/BMgKXbtQwoo
Duke Ellington https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY
Louis Armstrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIILBeUrYLk