About Me

Hi! My name is Caitlin and I LOVE teaching and creating!

I am in my 15th year of teaching this year and I am currently a Gifted Education Teacher at a K-5 Elementary School in Pennsylvania. I started my career teaching 7th and 8th grade language arts in Connecticut, then moved back to my home state of Pennsylvania and took a position as a math instructional support teacher at the elementary level. When this position was eliminated I moved into teaching 4th grade, was a reading specialist for a few years, and then began as the gifted education teacher most recently. I work with students mainly in grades 2-5 and create language arts and math activities and projects with the goal of enriching and extending my students' thinking. I work with students in the gifted support room, but I also push into a 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade regular education math class weekly to deliver enrichment opportunities to all students in the class.

My district recently became 1:1 with students using iPads, so I have been working to include more "digital" opportunities for my students. I love using Google Drive personally and with my students. I think Google has amazing tools that allow students to collaborate. I also love using Adobe Spark products and my students have used these products in the past as well.

I am also a mom of three children. I have a daughter in third grade, a son in first grade, and another son who is almost three. I understand the struggle of trying to be a good mom and a good teacher which is why I have tried to make many activities for my students that require them to extend themselves, but are in general lower prep for teachers. The struggle is real but we all have to remember to stop and smell the roses and enjoy this life!

If you'd like to contact me you can email me at caitlindankanich@yahoo.com