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Meeting Hope and Wade King the authors of "The Wild Card" while attending Get Your Teach On.

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I stumbled into education by accident back in 2016. I never imagined that I would be a teacher let alone be working on becoming a certified Special Education Teacher. I had no educational background when I got my first job offer. For the past 6 years I taught 2nd grade at a title one school in San Tan Valley, AZ. I have grown so much over those years and have had the opportunity to serve as a team lead, campus behavioral coach, and data specialist. The change from 2nd to SPED was a big jump for me but I have enjoyed every bit of it and cant wait where else it will lead me in my educational career.

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Visiting Stone Hedge in London while studying abroad.

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The traditional education route was not for me. In high school I was severely bullied and struggled with my mental health. As a teen I experienced more than what most would experience in a lifetime. Divorce, homelessness, death and many other challenges. This led to me dropping out of high school at 16 years old. I  met some friends who convinced me to start college early at a young age. I agreed to try, and by doing so it changed my life. While getting my associates at the local community college I was blessed to be involved with many different AMAZING organizations ; Phi Theta Kappa, Student Public Policy Form, Pearson Student Ambassador program and so many more. When I obtained my associates I was the campus student body president and valedictorian. After obtaining my associates I then proceeded to get my bachelors degree from Arizona State University. I graduated at 21 years old with my bachelors in Global Health. That degree took all over the world traveling to different countries learning from well known scientist who worked in the British museum to incredible citizens who lived in a small villages in Jamaica.

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My family is everything to me. Everything I do is for them. I hope that my hard work and example can someday be a trait my children carry with them into their lives. As a family our favorite thing to do is cuddle up on the couch and watch a movie with lots of popcorn and chocolate milk.

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I am a Disney loving mama of two who enjoys dancing, a good target run and a fancy cup of coffee.