This is my 5th year at Pulaski, and 8th year teaching 3rd grade in CPS!  I received my bachelors from Temple University in Philadelphia and my Masters of Teaching with bilingual and ESL endorsements from Dominican University. Along with education, my other passions are yoga (I am a certified yoga instructor and teach vinyasa classes and practice acroyoga in my free time), cooking (I have been a vegetarian since I was 8 years old and I love trying new cuisines), traveling (I have visited 13 countries on 5 continents including spending a semester studying in Barcelona and a summer teaching in India), reading and spending time outdoors, especially by the water or on a mountain.  In my class, students can expect social justice lessons, mindfulness techniques and collaborative communication practices in my desire to support students as leaders in their own educational journey and foster active global citizenship. This year will present many new challenges, but through perseverance, inquiry, collaboration and open communication this can be a transformative 3rd grade year!  I live in Lakeview with my wife and very loud cat, PD.