I love teaching. I am excited that, EVERY DAY, I get to learn something new. I love working with curious minds, young, old and in between. Schools are magical places where children learn ever so much about ever so many things. The more years that I spend in the classroom (this is number 28!), the more I see how much I have to learn. My students and colleagues have been my best teachers.

My philosophy of teaching can be summarized by the following Albert Einstein quotation. "Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow."

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I am married and have 2 great kids. We have two sweet dogs named Piper and Samwise.

I LOVE to read.

I grew up in Winston Salem, NC.

Undergraduate School: BA English, BS Bilingual Education (ESL)

Boston University, Boston MA

Graduate School: MA Learning Disabilities

 Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY

National Board Certified Teacher

I have taught in The Republic of Kiribati (Peace Corps Volunteer), Miami, FL, New York City, and Wilmington.

I have received 7 grants. One from  the Burroughs Wellcome Fund in conjunction with UNCW to provided professional development and instructional materials to teach about weather in a more effective manner. Two were from Intracoastal Realty. One to build my classroom library and the other to provide Time for Kids for our grade level. The other four, I feel grateful to the many people who supported my Donors Choose projects. I received headphones, recycling carts , books, and exercise balls to provide alternative seating.