About Mrs. Eckert
Education
Pursuing PhD in Learning, Instruction, & Innovation
Masters of Education in Special Education
Reading Specialist
Bachelor in Social Work
Certifications: English, Special Education, Reading Specialist
Google Certified Trainer
Teaching and Work Experience
Current/Ongoing
Louisiana Department of Education- Director of Educator Development
Brusly High School/Port Allen High School - Educators Rising
West Baton Rouge Schools- Innovative Programs Coordinator
Northwestern State University- Adjunct Professor (SPED Intro to Students with Disabilities)
Louisiana Tech University- Adjunct Professor (SPED Collaboration and Teaming)
Previous:
Brusly High School Instructional Coach
Port Allen Middle School Master Teacher (TAP/NIET)
Port Allen Middle School Teacher (Special Education-Inclusion, Reading Intervention, Mentor Teacher)
LRCE- Facilitator and Mentor for Pre-Service Teachers and Practitioners
Fellowships/Committees:
ASCD Emerging Leader
Understood.org
Stand for Children (Louisiana)
NCLD Expert Teacher
Dream Teachers Board Member
NCLD Innovation Advisory Committee
Stuff I Like A lot!!!
BOOKS! (Imagine that!)
Favorite Books of all-time: The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Ender's Game, A Wrinkle in Time, The Chronicle's of Narnia, A Long Way Gone
Favorite Writers: Tolkein, Nelson Demille, Chimamanda Adichie, Shakespeare, Steven King, J.K. Rowling, Maya Angelou, Bill Bryson, Fredrick Backman, Ta-Nehisi Coates
Video Games (RPG's! All-time favorites to play/watch are Final Fantasy franchise, Elder Scrolls, World of Warcraft, Witcher, anything that has to do with dragons and elves!
Cooking and Eating all the foods!
CHEESE!!!!! (And things to eat cheese with)
Music
Taking pictures!
Learning
I love learning about my students and really about people in general... some might call it nosey. I call it interested.
Other Cultures
Current Events
History
How stuff works
Science (especially astronomy)
Technology... because COME ON!
Traveling- I love exploring so much! I've been to some very cool countries
My Husband (Rick-dawg)
My girl (her name is Haven but I call her Girl. No kidding)
My friends (yes, teachers have friends)
Teaching
Journaling
Laughing- Mostly at myself
Random Facts about me
My favorite job of all time was working at a summer camp in Maine for a few summers. I moved my bed on the porch of our cabin and slept outside every night :-). I still think about those campers all the time!
I lived and worked in London for a while after graduation from college at the Royal Institution of Great Britain. That was an incredible experience!
I really spending summers learning completely new things I've never tried before. It usually doesn't turn out well, but I never want to forget what it's like to feel challenged and lost and to really struggle with things (some of my past summer endeavors include playing guitar (bad at it), knitting (bad at it), making pasta from scratch (nailed it), grad school classes on South East Asia (nailed it! I'm an awesome student)
I take pride in being a nerd. That word carries the most positive connotation for me!
I've run 7 marathons (26.2 mile races) and more half-marathons than I can recall off-hand. I know I don't look like a runner! I basically run so I can eat all the cheeses!
I really love listening to people tell stories.
I drink A LOT of coffee. So much coffee.
I don't sleep a lot. See above.
The Girl!!!
The Husband
The Life Force
The Bud