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Meet Your Instructor 

My name is Carrie Joyce and I am excited to be your teacher this year! 

I have taught since 2007. I earned my bachelor's degree in English Literature from Austin Peay State University with double minors in political science and music performance. I also have a master's degree in Teaching from APSU, and I earned my English post-graduate credentials from Morehead State University in Kentucky.  

I am a member of several professional organizations including the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE); the National Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC); Sigma Tau Delta International English Honors Society; the American the National Association for Music Educators (NAfME); the National Education Association (NEA); the Tenneseee Education Association (TEA); and the Dickson County Education Association (DCEA). I am also a peer reviewer for the American Studies Journal, an adjunct professor for Nashville State Community College and Austin Peay State University, and a public schools' advocate. 

My husband Shane is head band director at Dickson Middle School and assistant band director at Dickson County High School. We have two sons, one in elementary school and one in high school. 

When I'm not grading essays or working with the DCHS band, I enjoy all things art and humanities: playing the French horn, reading, watching movies, writing, singing, acting, dancing, and traveling.