What is your “WHY” for teaching? I have a passion for helping kids find success, whether it is academically or personally.
Area of Expertise: My main focuses are secondary education, “school-within-a-school structures”, and professional development.
PBL Experience: I was a teacher in a PBL classroom for 4 years. Our program is a “school-within-a-school” where approx. 250 students do full-time PBL within a building of about 850 students. I now am the Asst. Principal of the school and serve as the Program Director for the PBL program and I have been in the role since Fall 2017.
Favorite aspect of PBL: My favorite aspect of PBL is the student voice that is integrated into the classes and the projects. Seeing students grow and develop their own voices as they help to plan and carry out projects is so much fun to see.
Why do you enjoy facilitating? While working with students is what we get to do most of the time, working with teachers and helping them to dive deeper into different topics is often times just as rewarding as working with the students. Adults who give up their time to attend these trainings are clearly passionate about their students and I want to be a part of helping them to be the best teachers they can be.