Content: 6-8 Personal Life Skills/ English Collaboration
School: Hines Middle
Years Taught: 25

What do you love most about teaching?
What I love most about teaching is the ability to speak life into our youth, educating them with the tools they need to live in today's society, and giving them the love and support.

What is the best way to describe your classroom on a typical day?
The best way to describe a typical day in my classroom is genuine, consistent, enhancing, and inspiring.

Content: SID
School: Passage Middle
Years Taught: 8

What do you love most about teaching?
I love teaching because it gives me a sense of purpose. It allows me to engage with the future generation and be a positive role model.

What word best describes you as a teacher and why?
Empathetic. I have learned that each of my students possesses unique needs and abilities that deserve understanding. I have experienced various challenges within the classroom that I've overcome by assessing and adapting to the circumstances, leading to a positive learning outcome.