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I was born and raised in northern NJ

Fun fact: I hate cold weather

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Bloomsburg, PA

I attained my Bachelor's in Education; Grades 4-8 Science

This is where I met my husband!

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I am now a Student Academic Planner

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Left to right: brother Matthew, mom Karen, me, husband Josh, sister Melanie

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I am the youngest of my two siblings

My siblings and mom now live in CT

My sister recently got married last month

My brother is getting married in two years

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Young Scholars of Central PA Charter School: Grades 6-8 Science

Manor ISD, New Tech Middle School: Grades 7-8 Science

Leander ISD, Four Points Middle School: Grade 8 Science

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"This too shall pass" has always been a quote I say to myself during hard times

"Your current situation is not your final destination" is a quote that I hear sometimes that reminds me to always keep moving forward

"Would this matter to you in a year?" is my own quote that I saw to myself to remind myself of what is the most important to me. If I am worried about something I ask myself if it will really matter to me a year from now. This helps me put things in perspective

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I was the drum major for my high school marching band and so were both of my siblings

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What My Colleagues Already Know About Me

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What My Colleagues Already Know About Me

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I hate spiders because they have too many legs! Snakes are fine

I love the heat!

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Favorite food: Mac and cheese (I love salty foods way more than sweets)

Favorite holiday: Halloween

Biggest interest: dogs (I have never had one but plan to soon!)

Favorite places to go: anywhere where there is a beach

Something special I hope to do someday: get a dog, buy a house, see the Northern Lights

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Become aware of inequalities that make be present for some students

Have conversations about addressing inequalities

Utilize assets that are available to us: students, families, communities

I think we can address this in our classrooms but we will need to utilize all of the resources available to us

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From Standard 1:

(IV) model instructional strategies and set expectations for the content, rigor, and  structure of lessons and unit plans

I have seen teachers misinterpret what high rigor means and I would hope to include this in Professional Development

What seems like high rigor may actually be lower on Bloom's Taxonomy

Structure of lessons should include tiered levels of rigor for students based on their current abilities

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Learn something new about colleagues

Gain leadership skills

Branch out of my comfort zone to lead PD sessions with teacher

Learn about my strengths and gain feedback from Trusted Coach and supervisor