Education

I earned my Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood, Early Childhood Special, and Elementary Collaborative Education from Samford University in May of 2014. I am currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Educational Leadership from The University of Alabama at Birmingham. My anticipated graduation date is August of 2018.

Certifications

Alabama State Department of Education

• Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood Special Education
• Elementary Education
• Elementary Collaborative Education

Academic Language Therapy Association

• Certified Academic Language Therapist (CALT)

Google for Education

• Certified Educator: Level I

Honors, Awards, and Grants

• Outstanding Young Alumnus in the Field of Education, Samford University, 2018
• Top 5 Finalist, Jefferson County Teacher of the Year, 2018
• Superintendent’s Teacher Advisory Council, Jefferson County School District
• Teacher of the Year, Fultondale Elementary School, 2017
• One Class at a Time Grant, 2016
• Continuous Improvement Leadership Team, Fultondale Elementary School

Professional Affiliations

• Kappa Delta Pi
• International Dyslexia Association
• Academic Language Therapy Association
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Birmingham Area Reading Council

Professional LEarning

2018

Orton-Gillingham Strategies for Math

24 PD hours

2017

Presented PD- Fultondale Elementary School

Topic: Syllabication for Upper Elementary Students

Certified Academic Language Therapist

200 PD hours, 15 Video Demonstrations, 44 Competencies, National Exam

Google Level I Certified Educator

Online Exam

Presented PD- Fultondale Elementary School

Topic: Research-Based, Multisensory Reading Instruction

2016

Presented PD-Fultondale Elementary School

Topic: Dyslexia Awareness

2015

Presented PD-Jefferson County Schools Exceptional Education Department

Topic: Multisensory Reading Comprehension

AMSTI Training

60 PD hours

2014

Lindamood-Bell Reading Intervention Training

80 PD Hours