About
As a career educator, I am in the business of figuring out how people learn and grow.
I love the challenge of organizing big, complex ideas and problems into coherent, palatable solutions that allow organizations to move forward and progress toward their goals.
My intuitive sense of visual art and design allows me to create compelling, focused, intentional instructional experiences that invite active engagement, and result in desirable outcomes.
I am highly organized, dependable, and an effective collaborator, communicator, and project manager.
I am competent with the Google Suite and collaborating with colleagues using Google Drive. I also have experience with video editing, music editing, and graphic design. I have spent time with Articulate 360: Storyline and Rise. I have used LMS systems, such as Blackboard, Schoology, and Google Classroom.
A bit of history
I grew up on a rice/crawfish farm in south Louisiana. I graduated the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in Natchitoches, La in 2002. For my undergraduate degree, I attended Tulane University in New Orleans, La and in 2006, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in art history and dance. In 2005, I studied abroad at the University of Auckland in New Zealand for two semesters, focusing on non-Western performing and visual art traditions.
With my degree in hand, I moved to Colorado Springs, Co. I became a substitute teacher and taught dance. I decided that education was where I wanted to be and earned my Masters of Arts in Teaching from Colorado College in 2009. My focus was in Art at the Secondary level (grades 6-12). I completed my student teaching and an internship at Challenger Middle School.
From 2009-2014, I worked at a series of secondary schools in Colorado Springs: Cheyenne Mountain Junior High, Wasson High School, Harrison High School, and Sand Creek High School. I taught a range of arts courses, from beginning, entry-level classes to more advanced, media-specific courses. Throughout this time, I was also a dance educator, ensemble director, and professional dancer and choreographer with Ormao Dance Company.
Lubbock, Texas
In 2014, my partner's work moved us to Lubbock, Texas.
In 2016-2017, I was a part-time dance instructor at Texas Tech University, where I used Blackboard to create an online learning platform for learners.
My most recent work experience has been as a K-8 art educator at Harmony Science Academy. I have designed and facilitated learning experiences that have focused objectives, rigorous and engaging activities and skill- builders, open-ended project options, and effective assessment tools. I took on a variety of leadership roles as well. I was a curriculum writer, PLC (Professional Learning Community) leader, Department Chair, and mentor teacher.
I also spear-headed our school's Character Committee, which initiated programs to address our school's climate and culture. I utilized project management skills with my team to create surveys for stakeholders, analyze the data, and allow that data to drive our goals and activity.
In 2019, I was named District Teacher of the Year.
My partner Charles and daughters Evangeline and Imogene
Hitting the trails