Teacher Bio
I started teaching in 2004 and have continued teaching and learning for the past 10 years. I have taught long-term sub positions at: Marion Center HS, Indiana Area HS, and Derry HS. I taught Language Arts and ESL in the Erie City School District, where I lived for 5 years. After marrying my husband, I moved to and entered the world of Behavioral Health and Rehabilitation Services. I worked as a BSC and MT with children diagnosed with autism. I worked with their families and in the school environment. I felt these positions really helped to strengthen my networking, planning, leading, and communication. I learned A LOT about autism too.
After that I worked for a year as a contracted ESL instructor from The Learning Lamp in the Westmont Hilltop School District. Then I worked for a year instructing adults at Cambria-Rowe Business College. Both were extremely fulfilling working experiences, and I established many professional and loving relationships with the people and students I met there. Currently I am teaching in the Altoona Area School District, positioned at Pleasant Valley Elementary. My roster includes ELLs in grades K through 6.
I have a 2 year old who is amazing; we have so much fun together. And my husband operates and owns a restaurant in Indiana County. My hobbies include: reading, running, golf, cooking, hanging out with my husband on the veranda in the summertime, and jamming with my son on Rock Band Wii. :)
After that I worked for a year as a contracted ESL instructor from The Learning Lamp in the Westmont Hilltop School District. Then I worked for a year instructing adults at Cambria-Rowe Business College. Both were extremely fulfilling working experiences, and I established many professional and loving relationships with the people and students I met there. Currently I am teaching in the Altoona Area School District, positioned at Pleasant Valley Elementary. My roster includes ELLs in grades K through 6.
I have a 2 year old who is amazing; we have so much fun together. And my husband operates and owns a restaurant in Indiana County. My hobbies include: reading, running, golf, cooking, hanging out with my husband on the veranda in the summertime, and jamming with my son on Rock Band Wii. :)