Teaching/Learning: I've been teaching in the Bethpage district since 2009 and I consider myself extremely lucky to be here teaching the best subject ever: English! Students need to know how to read carefully, write fluently, and listen intently no matter what they choose to do in the future (every single career requires these skills), so English class is always relevant to my student's lives. Personally, I continue to take grad classes as a way to further my own education and to stay on top of the changing trends in pedagogy.
Educational Background: I attended the University of Delaware and graduated in 2003 with an honors BA in English and worked for six years at a publishing house in midtown Manhattan. In 2010, I graduated from St. John's University with an MA in childhood education/special education.
Family Background: I have a bunch of families! I grew up living in two homes in Bethpage: one with my mom and older sister, Yvette, and one with my dad, stepmom, and two younger sisters, Becca and Audra. My sisters are the most amazing, fun, silly people on the planet. They rock. :)
Hobbies: writing poetry, watching movies (TOP FIVE FAV MOVIES: The Princess Bride, The Shawshank Redemption, Usual Suspects, When Harry Met Sally, The Notebook), reading memoirs, and listening to music (TOP FIVE FAV ALBUMS: Moondance (Van Morrison), Little Earthquakes (Tori Amos), Rumours (Fleetwood Mac), Trouble (Ray LaMontagne)...and triple tied for the fifth place spot: Battle Studies by John Mayer, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (album same name), and The Story by Brandi Carlile).