About Me

Hello Families!

 

Thank you for stopping by my page! If you are reading this, I am happy you are here. I am proud to be a teacher here at Quincy Jones Elementary School! I have been teaching for 23 years and still continue to learn new things each year. I am inspired every day by the kind-hearted, positive people of all ages who come to our school - the families, students, faculty and staff. The most exciting part about being a professional educator is seeing that lightbulb go on with the creativity, discipline and resilience my amazing students bring to our classroom.

 

I received my Bachelor of Arts from University of Southern California (Go Trojans!) and Master of Arts in Early Childhood & Elementary Education from New York University. I studied British approaches to Language and Literacy during a summer abroad at Oxford University. I am also a National Board Certified Teacher and certified yoga instructor. I recently completed a two year ethnic studies program with UCLA which challenged my previous understanding of American history and I am grateful for this opportunity because it makes me a better educator. I also love teaching UCLA's Cognitive Guided Instruction (CGI) in mathematics. 

 

I am extremely grateful for the generosity of organizations who contribute to the success of our students. The Conscious Kid recently gifted me a mountain of books that foster an anti-bias lens on the world and resist the injustice and inequity that exist in our communities. So far, our class loved reading about the civil rights movement through Nina Simone's experience and holidays such as Ramadan. Thank you also to Challenge America for gifting me a classroom set of yoga mats and Donors Choose for Lego robotics sets! 

 

When I'm not teaching, I am hiking, rollerblading along the LA River with my ten-year-old kid, doing Pilates, meditating or reading a good book. Here is something fun to share about me - I've backpacked to over thirty countries and it has taught me a valuable lesson. That is, the world's children are our children, and we are responsible in creating a better place for them! 

 

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