My Classroom

I graduated from Michigan State University in 2009 with a BA in English and a minor in Psychology. During the 2009 - 2010 school year, I completed a year-long internship at Walled Lake Western High School while attending Masters classes at Michigan State. At Walled Lake, I taught Honors American Literature (10th Grade) and British Literature (11th Grade). It was a very rewarding year; I was faced with many challenges that served as wonderful opportunities for learning and growth. One achievement was creating the initial lesson plans for teaching Macbeth.

From February 2011 to June 2011, I worked as a long-term guest English teacher at Romulus High School. I taught English 10, English 11 and Honors 11 English. I really enjoyed working with a diverse group of students and helping them understand the role education plays in their lives .  I co-taught a class with special needs students and became more proficient at assisting them with overcoming limitations. I was successful in reaching many kids who had previously been struggling and worked with them to ensure that they significantly improved.  Unfortunately, this position was eliminated due to budget constraints.

In September 2011 I was lucky enough to return to RHS for another long-term guest teaching position. This time I taught African American Literature, Honors 10 English and English 11. To make African American Literature a more student-driven class, students participated in literature circles. They worked within their groups daily and reported out to the class periodically to teach their peers about their novel.  I was excited to return to Romulus since I was able to teach some students that I had the previous year while having the chance to also impact a new set of students. 

When the Romulus position ended in December, I started a long-term guest teaching position in the Wayne-Westland district. I taught English 10 at Wayne Memorial High School and English 8 at Franklin Middle School. To enhance learning with students, I focused on providing creative forms of assessment in conjunction with quizzes and formal writing assignments. During The Crucible, students created a newspaper to demonstrate their understanding of the play while providing predictions and personal response to the events. At the middle school, students created anti-animal testing posters after reading a short play involving the use of animal testing.                

                                  
I am interested in teaching English and/or Psychology at the high school or middle school level. My goal is to create a safe environment where students can explore new ideas with curiosity and enthusiasm while achieving their full potential.

In my free time, I love to read, hang out with friends, crochet, watch football and spend time outdoors.