Teaching

MAY 2025 - PRESENT

ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, Missouri State University 

• Courses: 

  • EEM 720: Survey of Gifted and Talented Education in the Gifted and Talented certification/certificate program

  • ELE 720 Advanced Theory and Practice in Student Assessment and Evaluation in the Elementary Education graduate program

  • ELE 711 Contemporary Issues in Elementary Education in the Elementary Education graduate program 

AUGUST 2025 - PRESENT

GRADUATE INSTRUCTOR

University of Missouri-Kansas City

• TCH-ED 251: Child and Adolescent Development for Future Educators

JULY 2015 - PRESENT

TEACHER OF GIFTED LEARNERS, North Kansas City Schools 

• Teacher of exceptionally gifted program from Aug 2018 - July 2024

  • Design and facilitate individualized, compacted, and accelerated curriculum in core subjects to meet the needs of students.  

  • Design and facilitate affective and social situation lessons to meet student needs. 

  • Represent the program on the building leadership team 

  • Collaborate with administration, teachers, parents, and the community to build learning experiences. 

• Teacher of gifed learners from July 2015-August 2018 and July 2024 - present

• Building Leadership Team & Subject Area Lead Teacher (Gifted 3rd - 5th)

• Design and facilitate STEAM curriculum for gifted learners

• Collaborate with staff to create an inclusive school environment

• Design and implement affective curriculum

• Collaborate with teachers in schools with underrepresented gifted populations to identify high-potential and gifted students

AUGUST 2012 – JULY 2015 

TEACHER OF GIFTED LEARNERS/TITLE I READING TEACHER, Stewartsville School District 

• Developed a gifted program for 2nd – 12th grades. 

• Facilitated reading intervention for grades K – 6. 

• Design and facilitate STEM curriculum for gifted learners. 

• Collaborate with administration, teachers, parents, and the community to build learning experiences. 

AUGUST 2006 – JULY 2011 

ELEMENTARY TEACHER, Wathena Elementary School 

• Taught curriculum based on state and district standards. 

• Facilitated afterschool reading tutoring. 

• Collaborate with administration, teachers, parents, and the community to build learning experiences. 

• Participated in the building leadership program.