Hello! My name is Ms. Lori Ainsworth. I live in Hutto with my amazing daughter and our little dog. I love to sing, draw and have fun with my family. I taught preschool for 28 years. During that time, I also taught music through my former company Born Musicians. I taught music using a blend of the Kodaly method and other methods I learned through Lili Levinowitz, PhD former professor of Music at Rowan University of New Jersey , Glassboro and co-founder of Music Together. I taught through Born Musicians for a total of 8 years. I am so blessed to be the Music Teacher here at Howard Norman! I truly believe music holds a special place in everyone's life and I cannot wait to experience music with our sensational group of supersingers!
In December of 1992, I graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology. My first year, I majored in Music. I loved it! Then something happened. It was during my college career that I was bitten by the teaching bug. After completing my first year of college, I began teaching preschool and have been teaching ever since. I am also a life-long learner so in April of 2016, I decided to take a leap and began pursuing an Alternative Teaching Certification in Early Childhood through 6th grade. I have passed three certification exams - EC – 6, English as a Second Language and Music EC – 12 and am now certified in all three!
I am now living the dream as an Elementary Music teacher. I am looking forward to a fun filled year of fine arts here at Howard Norman Elementary!
Certifications: EC-6 ESL Music EC-12 Degrees: B.A. in Psychology
Above top left is me and my wonderful daughter, Lona. Under that is our cute little dog, Laila. The large group shot is my family including my Mom and Dad, my brother and his family, my sister and her family, and my aunt. We had a family vacation in Las Vegas. Below that is a pic of Lona and many cousins in the Ainsworth family surrounding their Grandfather (PawPaw) Ainsworth at his 91st birthday party!
In Loving Memory of my Husband
Johnny Ainsworth