Experience

H. I. Holland at Lisbon Elementary School  
August 1997 – May 2013

J. P. Starks Math Science and Technology Vanguard Elementary School   Dallas, TX  
August 2013- 2015

Dallas ISD k-2 Instructional Specialist with the Early Learning Department
August 2015 to April 30, 2019 

Adjunct Professor of Teacher Education  at Paul Quinn College
August 2018 to Present
       
Literacy Coach/ Cohort Leader HB3 Reading Academy, Region 10 Richardson, Texas
May 1, 2019 to Present       

Adjunct Professor of Teacher Education at  Texas A & M-Commerce
August 2019 to the Present
                   

 

Qualifications

An enthusiastic, creative, and passionate educator, mentor,  Literacy Coach, and advisor who believes that all children can learn and thrive in a learning environment that is stimulating, comforting and appropriate to their unique talents and abilities. Works with fellow educators as a literacy coach and leads teachers in well prepared professional development that enhances their classroom instruction.

Certifications 

Special Education EC-12
English as a Second Language (ESL) Special Education for EC-12
EC- 6th grade
Reading Specialist EC-12
HB3 Science of Teaching Reading Qualified

What I Do....

 (HB3 Reading Academies) Literacy Coach/Cohort Leader

 As a Literacy Coach, I am responsible for the execution of teacher training and coaching of a cohort of k-3 teachers and their administrators from 4  school districts in Region 10. I am responsible for planning and scheduling feedback sessions, and observing both in virtual and face to face forms. I am responsible for attending and participating in  meetings with representatives from TEA to stay in sync with updates and mandates that help use remain compliant with HB3 requirements and staying knowledgeable on the science of teaching reading teacher certification.

Certified Reading Specialist

As a Certified Reading Specialist, I strive to build teachers self-efficacy and capacity for teaching.  I work with educators to help them improve their classroom instruction in the area of Literacy. I help them by gathering resources they can use as we work together to learn research based best practices for classroom instruction. I stay abreast of research-based best practices as well as the latest literacy research. I am a lover of knowledge and a lifelong learner and communicate that love for literacy and learning to the educators that I come in contact with via twitter, my work, and through speaking at conferences and professional development sessions.

Adjunct Teacher Education

As an adjunct of teacher education at Paul Quinn College and Texas A & M- Commerce, I am able to teach pre-service educators, equipping them with research-based best teaching practices and showing them how important it is for them to always look for the latest research and use those practices in their classrooms and when working with their own students. I am able to impart the knowledge that wisdom has given me and am relatable because I am also a student and have been a student at both colleges as an undergraduate student It is my mission to help prepare these teachers for future certification exams and for life as a classroom teacher and a future educational learner in their classrooms, schools, and districts. .