A STEAM community working together to achieve goals and accelerate learning.
Provide an engaging, student-centered education that integrates science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. Through hands-on learning, collaboration, individual goal-setting, and real-world problem-solving, we foster curiosity and build the foundation for every student to grow into a confident, creative, and self-directed thinker.
McCaw is founded upon support for one another and respect for individual differences. Because we value diversity, we honor the unique qualities of each individual in our community. These include race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, learning styles, abilities, and diverse perspectives. It is core to our values to support students' growth as individuals with integrity. With multiple experiences and perspectives, we provide a foundation for educational excellence where students interact and communicate with understanding, courage, and empathy.
INTEGRATION: DISSOLVING BOUNDARIES BETWEEN CONTENT AREAS
The elements of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematical concepts and standards are embedded across core classes
Blended Learning teachers use data from programs to personalize instruction
PROBLEM SOLVING: SEEING CHALLENGES AS OPPORTUNITIES
Design Thinking: Empathy, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test/Feedback
Inquiry: Driven by essential questions or problem solving
21st CENTURY SKILLS: GOING BEYOND THE MEASURABLE
Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Character
Collaboration skills, building resilience, learning from failure, giving and receiving feedback, providing evidence, presenting and communicating findings, applying knowledge to unique problems
STUDENT VOICE: HAVING A SAY IN WHAT AND HOW WE LEARN
Student daily goal setting
Students advocate for instruction and curriculum
Student leadership in decision-making
CONNECTIONS: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE, PLACES, AND PROFESSIONS
Academic: connecting learning with real-world applications
Middle School, College & Career Awareness: Mentors, Guest Speakers
Community: Both local and Global, Outreach and Partnerships, Family Connections and Involvement
As an educator and education advocate, I have supported public education issues since my father had me walk the strike line in Deer Park, New York. I grew up in Stony Brook, New York, went to high school in Gainesville, Georgia, and attended Arizona State University to get away from cold weather. I met my husband of 30 years in Arizona. We have two amazing boys that are now 26 and 20. Our eldest has a degree in political science and English from ASU. Our youngest is pursuing his degree in Elementary Education with an emphasis on English as a Second Language at Arizona State University. We have Sun Devil Nation in our home.
My teaching career was in Arizona both in urban and rural districts. My undergraduate degree is in Elementary Education with an English as a Second Language emphasis. I have a master’s degree in Educational Technology and Business Leadership. I started advocating for educational issues full time in 2007 when I joined the Arizona Education Association team. I trained educators across the United States in online education when I joined the NEA Member Benefits team in 2013. Now, I advocate for Nevada educators every day. I have been a Henderson resident since I joined the Nevada State Education Association's team in 2015. I have enjoyed advocating for educators from around the state of Nevada and for the last two years, I worked with the Education Support Professionals in Clark County.
I have confidence that my experience with educators across the county, my education, and my advocacy skills will bring a different perspective to the board. I am certain this is why my community put their trust in me. I understand the difference between urban and rural schools. As the representative for District A, I want to familiarize myself with all the needs of the students and communities that the Clark County District serves.
For more information or to join ACE meetings, go to https://www.ccsd.net/trustees/details/A