About Andrea

29th year veteran Jeffco Teacher

19th year with GT students

Golden Apple Award Winner 2018!

JAGC GT Teacher of the Year 2020!

Bachelor's Degree from Indiana University (Biology, History and Math) 

Master's Degree in Instructional Design

Master's Degree in Educational Leadership.

1 husband, 2 teens, 2 dogs, 5 cats

Continuously tries to improve my craft and myself.

Enneagram 4W5

Outgoing Introvert, INFP

Slitherclaw

Passionate book reader 

Absolutely no knowledge of sportball.

Learning matters and creates opportunities!

All children can grow!

The teacher has the biggest impact on the classroom atmosphere and therefore has a responsibility to continually design and perfect it.

Challenging, obtainable learning is fun.

Feedback and additional chances are the way to higher learning.

Habits are powerful and so are powerful moments.

Creativity flows when there is the right structure.

There will always be typos.

I will always spill things on myself.

Learning looks different for every child.

Learning starts with questions.

Learning has no limits.  Actions do.

Passionate

Sensitive

Intelligent

Exciteable

Curious

Committed

Resilient

Determined

Life Long Lover of Learning

ADHD/Anxiety

Reflective thinking

Loves kids and dogs

Not really that 'fun'; unless you think learning, teaching, reading, thinking, talking, yoga, gaming, meditating and napping are fun. In that case, I'm a blast!!

Actually, quite shy. 

Awkward almost all the time.