I grew up in the small town of Belton, Texas. I am the youngest of four. I have two older sisters and a older brother. I married my high school sweetheart in 1997. I went to ACU for a couple of years and then transferred to Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas and graduated with a bachelors in Early Childhood and Elem. Education. My husband, Jay, and I then moved back to Texas as soon as possible. We then got our first jobs in Navasota, Texas where I taught first grade for two years. Then my husband received a job with Dripping Springs ISD and I soon followed. We moved here in 2002 and soon after we were expecting our first child Aria in 2003. Aria is starting sixth grade this year and we are so excited for her. In 2007, we had our second child Aaley. She is starting third grade and is a ball of energy and a total ham. I love spending time with my family and going on vacations with them. My husband is my best friend and my girls are the light of
my life. I have been teaching in Dripping Springs ISD for 13 years. This will be my 15th year of teaching! I love teaching and knew I would be a teacher since I was a little girl. I am here for my students and to always do my best for them. I am looking for a great 15th year of teaching, learning and loving.
Favorites:
- shopping
- shoes
- fruit of any kind
- Target
- Charming Charlie's
- taking pictures
- coffee
- reading
- taking pictures
- going off road in my Jeep Wrangler
- Zumba
- anything pink
- earrings
MY EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPY
Teaching today's students has become more of a challenge partly because more is required of today's teachers. Through my teaching experience,I have seen an increased need to be a loving,but tough teacher.
Students need to be active members in a class. This helps fill a need of students to be apart of a classroom community. When conflicts arise, the students need to feel they can make their problems known, and that something will be done. Put another way,the teacher and students should work together as a whole.
Academics are, by nature, an intergral part of the learning process. However, teachers should strive to make learning fun. Strange as it may seem, many schools run the risk of becoming too focused on simply getting through a textbook that they loose the focus of the child him/herself. The students, after all, are the reason we teach. As a teacher, the one thing I hope to instill in all of my students is that learning should never stop. The entire process of filling one's mind with information should continue long after the last bell rings in that final class. One should continue to learn for the rest of their life. I learn from myself and from my students. My students teach me how to be a better teacher, they remind me of how important it is to occasionally look things in a different light.
I also hope to always "pull" my students to do their best. I say "pull" because they should feel as though I am trying my best right along with them. If you expect more of your students,they will achieve more. Finally,as said moments ago, it is my responsibility to always do my best and give each student my all.
Students need to be active members in a class. This helps fill a need of students to be apart of a classroom community. When conflicts arise, the students need to feel they can make their problems known, and that something will be done. Put another way,the teacher and students should work together as a whole.
Academics are, by nature, an intergral part of the learning process. However, teachers should strive to make learning fun. Strange as it may seem, many schools run the risk of becoming too focused on simply getting through a textbook that they loose the focus of the child him/herself. The students, after all, are the reason we teach. As a teacher, the one thing I hope to instill in all of my students is that learning should never stop. The entire process of filling one's mind with information should continue long after the last bell rings in that final class. One should continue to learn for the rest of their life. I learn from myself and from my students. My students teach me how to be a better teacher, they remind me of how important it is to occasionally look things in a different light.
I also hope to always "pull" my students to do their best. I say "pull" because they should feel as though I am trying my best right along with them. If you expect more of your students,they will achieve more. Finally,as said moments ago, it is my responsibility to always do my best and give each student my all.