I am blessed to be teaching First Grade at St. Brigid School. I spent the first 12 years of my teaching career as an Intervention Specialist in Centerville City Schools where I worked with students with mild to moderate disabilities in the resource room setting. I graduated from the University of Dayton with a Bachelor of Science in Education, majoring as an Intervention Specialist. I later went on to receive my Master’s Degree in Literacy from the University of Dayton where I also acquired my reading endorsement. While working as an Intervention Specialist, I received training in Add-Vantage Math Recovery as well as Orton-Gillingham from the Institute for Multi-Sensory Education. Through these two professional development opportunities, I greatly enjoyed learning the best approaches to teaching foundational skills in math, reading, and writing, which led me to switch gears in my teaching career to transition into first grade.
My husband and I live in Xenia with our five children. I am a native to the Dayton area. I attended St. Christopher School and then Chaminade Julienne High School. It is a blessing to be back in a Catholic school setting to teach children in a faith-filled classroom and school community each day.
A favorite quote of mine by Scott Hayden says, “Teachers have three loves: love of learning, love of learners, and the love of bringing the first two loves together.” Each day I bring to our classroom a love and excitement for our daily lessons to help the students connect and engage in their learning. Students in our classroom are constantly working together as a team, using multi-sensory approaches, and having fun! My goal is for students to feel welcomed, supported, and a contributing member to our classroom community where we strive to become saints each day.