Gifted and Talented classrooms at five schools in the district. My job is to help the gifted students reach their full potential by providing educational experiences on their learning level. This is a very important class because in recent years our gifted students have been left behind.
Position:
Gifted Facilitator
Needs:
Digital camera equipment,
Lap top computers (I have a hard time getting computer time at my schools),
Scienceequipment
Math equipment and programs
Personal Information:
About Me:
I have been a teacher for fourteen years. I love being a teacher and enjoy this new challenge of being a gifted and talented teacher.
I enjoy reading, fishing, cooking and raising pigeons.
College and Degrees:
B.S. from Brigham Young University, am currently working on a gifted endorsement.
I have extensive training in reading and love working with students to improve their reading abilities.
Activities:
Fishing
School (I love this)
Hiking
Biking
Favorite Books:
A Wrinkle in Time
Jane Eyre
Poetry by just about any author
Favorite Quotes:
Every child learning every day.
No is always the answer if you don't ask.
Interests:
Reading instruction
Twiceexception education
Anythinghistory
Biographiesof both living and dead
Cooking/cakedecorating (I'm not very good yet)
Collecting antique pigs
Employment History:
1 year McDonalds,
1 summer (and was that ever enough) potatoe warehouse,
6 months secretary at a concrete company,
3 years R&L Data Collections Person,
5 years Data processing Supervisor, Snow, Christensen and Martineau (law firm),
13+ years teaching
Why Do I Teach?:
Because I love children, I also love to learn new things, and create new ways to present material. I think it is the best profession in the world and as you can see by my employment history I have tried quite a few things.