About Your Teacher

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Education: 
2013- Ed.M. Literacy Specialist- SUNY Buffalo
2011- B.A. cum laude in Childhood Education- Canisius College

Employment: 
2017- present- High Interest Publishing- Customer Care & Marketing- this unique position allows me to promote chapter books for reluctant and struggling readers while staying in the know with the latest technology marketing tools!
2014- present- Elba Elementary- 5th grade Teacher
2014- Elmwood Franklin School- 4th grade long-term substitute teacher 
2011-2014- Windermere Blvd. School- teaching assistant, kindergarten long-term substitute teacher

Curriculum Experience: 

Technology- 1:1 student iPad program, 1:1 student Chromebook program, Google Classroom app, Google Drive, QR codes, various education apps & websites, social media platforms for advertising products and information
ELA- Lucy Calkin's Writer's & Reader's Workshops, 6+1 Writing Traits, Guided Reading, Scott Foresman, Journeys, Spellography, NYS CCLS modules 
Math- Everyday Math, Math Investigations, NYS CCLS modules  
Curriculum writing across content areas to develop and update unit and lesson plans

Assessment Experience

Renaissance Learning STAR data programs/data team meetings, AIMSweb, RtI- ELA and math, running records, NYS CCLS- ELA and math assessments, various formal and informal assessments

Letter of Recommendation 2015     Letter of Recommendation 2014      4 Letters of Recommendation (2011-2013)