Who is Miss Lockhart?

Hello! My name is Harli Lockhart and I am so excited to be here! I am originally from Sulphur, Louisiana but moved to Baton Rouge to study at LSU. I am currently in my junior year of the Dual Certification program here at LSU. This program certifies me for grades 1-5 in general elementary education and special education. I will graduate in May of 2020 with my Bachelor's Degree and cannot wait to begin this career. I have always worked with children through jobs in high school and continuing into college. This has always been my passion and I've known this is where I belong for a very long time.

I have had plenty experience with children of all ages, and even adults. For four years in high school, I taught dance and swim lessons to a ton of children and sometimes, adults. In doing so, I have learned how to have just as much fun while also teaching what is needed to be taught. I have also worked with students with a wide range of disabilities and exceptionalities. This is when my love for special education began and why I chose Dual Certification as my major instead of just Elementary Education. I have also baby sat for multiple families over the past 5 years and I continue to do so. As a more steady way to get paid in college, I have worked at the LSU Early Childhood Education Laboratory Preschool on campus. With this job, I worked with kids qualifying as infants up to age 4 or 5. Although I loved the kids there and the experience I gained, this job further solidified that I want to be in the elementary grades and not in early childhood. Therefore, I now am a teacher's aide in a 1st grade classroom at Buchanan Elementary in Baton Rouge and I plan to stay here until graduation. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of these positions and appreciate the knowledge they have given me.

When I am not in class at LSU or working on classwork or in a school for work or student teaching, I absolutely love playing and cuddling with my dog! I take him everywhere possible with me! His name is Milo and he will be 3 soon! We go on walks and to the park often. I also love to be on the water or anywhere outside with my friends and family and traveling with them. I have been to many places in the U.S. and a few in Mexico. My favorite places to go are anywhere near a beach!