Fifth Grade

Why teaching?
Life is too short to not follow my passion

Hometown?
Colorado Springs, CO

Biggest risk you’ve taken?
Interning for 6 months at Walt Disney World

Favorite author?
Jennifer Weiner

Best part of teaching?
Watching the kids “aaha” moments

Favorite board game?
Bananagrams

Funniest moment teaching?
Screaming while trying to teach how to pick up a crustacean in science

Alma Mater?
University of Kansas (BA) and University of Colorado (MA)

Hometown?
St. Paul, MN

Favorite noise?
Laughter

Best days of your life?
When I had my girls

Faborite book?
The Catcher In the Rye

Hero or heroine?
Any public school teacher

Funniest moment teaching?
I fainted while teaching math to 5th graders

Funniest quote from a student?
“You look like JLo.”