BioI am a native of Toccoa, Georgia and have spent four years in Athens, but currently live in Atlanta, GA and teach in Gwinnett County Public Schools. I earned my Master's degree in Spanish through Middlebury Language Schools, which I was able to do while living in Madrid, Spain, and am currently working on an Ed.S through the University of Georgia. I am proficient in Spanish with some experience in American Sign Language, and hope to add French and German to my repertoire in the coming years.
PhilosophiesI truly believe in education, and want to dedicate my life to it. I work to build relationships with students and to support them as we explore language and culture together, empowering each student to have ownership of their own learning. However, I'm even more passionate about sharing with other teachers and helping my colleagues be the best they can be as we learn and grow together. Most importantly, I believe in the power of an experience, in seizing those experiences for myself and in creating opportunities for my students and colleagues to do the same.
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HobbiesOutside of education, my greatest passion is travel. I have left pieces of my heart on a beach in Cádiz, a plaza in Madrid, the High Line in New York City, a hill in Granada, and a rather famous mountain in Perú. Whether traveling or at home, I love taking photos, local art and other eccentricities, and video games. I'm typically craving coffee, wine, paella, or cheese. I go to Zumba occasionally but watch Netflix more often, and every now and then you will find me out on a dance floor.
Quotes that Inspire Me"La experiencia es la madre de la ciencia."
[Experience is the mother of knowledge.] -Miguel Cervantes "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
- William Butler Yeats "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure."
—Marianne Williamson (Full Poem) "There are some in this world who can't do it alone, so protect them and take special care."
-Don't Forget Me, Smash "Hoy es siempre todavía"
-Antonio Machado |
Personality Inventories
True Colors:
Orange, Green |
Myers-Briggs:
Extraversion, Intuition, Feeling, Perceiving |