...I love teaching and have substitute taught in Kansas City for over five years. Most recently, I taught virtually for Operation Breakthrough- a school that serves children of need in the urban core. I found that I enjoyed teaching virtually. (read more)
...I serve because I must touch the lives of the people I encounter. This concept has been demonstrated in my educational and occupational ventures. I have served my community by volunteering my time, resources, and skills for the betterment of others. (read more)
...I have a BA in English from Southern Nazarene University and an MFA in English Language and Literature with an emphasis on Rhetoric from the University of Missouri in Kansas City. In 2018 I received a prestigious award at Hallmark granting me a 6-month sabbatical which I spent researching the tr... (read more)
...Though I had previously shied away from getting in front of groups of people (I'm more of a bookworm), I discovered to some astonishment that I was actually quite good at teaching. After going back to school to study the ancient Maya at Yale (where I was a Fulbright Scholar and a Getty Scholar) ... (read more)
...Currently I am teaching middle school ELA but have recently been certified to teach 5-8 math. I have a BSE in Secondary English Education from the University of Kansas, an MS in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Kansas, an MA in English from Fort Hays State University, and an MA in... (read more)