A Little About My Education and Teaching History

I graduated from Mt. Mercy College  in December 2000 with:

•  A Bachelor's Of Science in Education
• A K-8 Reading Endorsement
  A K-8 English/Language Arts Endorsement
  A K-6 Teacher Elementary Classroom Endorsement 
  
  

Starting in fall of 2001 I taught at Van Buren Elementary as a Title 1 Reading teacher for two years.

I began teaching Kindergarten at Arthur Elementary in fall of 2003.

I  graduated from the University of Iowa in May 2008 with:

• A Master's Degree in Education, focus on developmental reading
• A K-12 Reading Specialist Endorsement

This has certified me in the state of Iowa as a K-12 reading specialist.

• During the 2014-2015 school year I achieved National Board Certification in literacy.