All About Me

Hi, my name is Mrs. Carlson. I was born in California, and was fortunate enough to grow up in our very own Conejo Valley.

My education started at Westlake Elementary, I went onto Colina Middle School, and then onto Westlake High School. I attended Cal State Long Beach and obtained my BA, majoring in Illustration. A bit later on in my life I received my Master's in Education and Teaching Credential from Pepperdine University. Within one month of graduation I was hired by Las Virgenes Unified School District.

When my children were in elementary school I discovered I really loved working with children. I was a room mom in both my children's classrooms. I was soon volunteering for many activities and later became the Programs V.P. on the P.F.A. I thought teaching would be a great career, so I became a substitute teacher and then a reading specialist. When I started with LVUSD I taught first grade for four years at Sumac Elementary. I was also an ELD and reading specialist at Sumac for two years educating children in grades 3-5. I taught first grade at Yerba Buena for three years, a year in third grade, and a 4/5 combination class for a year. My favorite grade to teach is fourth grade. This is my eighth year teaching fourth grade here at YB!

Leadership, Committees, Professional Development

• Yerba Buena Teacher In Charge 2015-2017
• New Teacher Mentor 2012-2013; 2015-2017
• Technology Mentor 2015-2017
• English Language Adoption Committee 2014-2017
• Ventura County Math Leadership Committee 2013-2015
• LVUSD Writing Committee 2013-2015
• Gifted and Talented Certified Teacher
• Yerba Buena GATE Coordinator 2011-2014
• 4th Grade Teacher Lead Teacher
• National Conference on Differentiated Instruction
• Model Schools Conference, Washington DC
• California Association for Gifted Conference
• National Cue Conference (Technology)