Education:

Bachelors of Education in Early Childhood Education with Elementary Add-on and a Minor in French- 2007

Summer Study at the Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium 2006

Summer Study at the Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium 2016

Teaching Experience:

Moss Bluff Elementary * 2007-2010 * French Second Language Teacher K-5th Grade

LCB Academy Summer New Credit Program * Summer 2007 * French 2

Henry Heights Elementary * 2010-Present * Kindergarten French Immersion Teacher

Presentations/Leadership

September 2018 Calcasieu Parish TNT Showcase- Seesaw in the Elementary Classroom

August 2018 Lafayette Parish Foreign Language Teachers- Seesaw as a Student Led Learning Portfolio

February 2018 Lafayette Parish Foreign Language Teachers- Seesaw as a Student Led Learning Portfolio

June 2017 Tech Class Presenter- Apps for the Foreign Language Classroom

May 2017 Tech Class Presenter- Tech Tools for Students

February 2017 LFLTA State Conference Presenter- Making Class Books with Your Students

September 2016 to Present- ITEC classroom teacher

February 2016 Inservice Presenter- Benefits of Immersion Education

January 2016 LFLTA State Conference Presenter- Behavior Interventions for a Foreign Language Class

December 2015 PLC Presenter- Classflow Introduction

October 2015 TNT Co-Presenter- Interactive Notebooks

September 2015 PLC Presentation- My Story Bookmaker App

February 2015 Technology Showcase Classroom- demonstrated new technologies in a kindergarten classroom setting: 3D printer, 3D creation programs, book creator programs on iPads

January 2015 LFLTA State Conference Co-Presenter- Tech Tools for Language Classrooms

October 2014 TNT Co-Presenter- Plickers

February 2009 National School Board Association Tech Visit Classroom- demonstrated new technologies in a foreign language classroom setting: Promethean board, laptops, ePals classroom internet exchange

February 2008-March 2011 Region V Representative for Louisiana Foreign Language Teachers’ Association

Grants and Awards

FACE Grant recipient 2018- grant of $2000 awarded to buy books and games in the target language for students and to help establish a French Club

CODOFIL scholarship recipient 2016- scholarship to participate in the International Conference for Teachers of French and to study in a French Immersion environment at the University of Liège in Liège, Belgium

LFLTA Teacher Grant 2016 - grant to publish student made books for the amount of $500

Louisiana Foreign Language Teacher of the Year finalist 2015

QSM Grant Recipient 2014, 2015 and 2018- wrote a grant and received funding for science materials for my classroom, focused on creating a hands on science learning environment for my students

Summer 2006- received a CODOFIL scholarship to attend one month at the University of Liège in Liège, Belgium to enhance my study of the French language

Current Classroom Tech Projects

SeeSaw Student Portfolios

Boom Cards

Futaba

My Story

French QR Code Listening Library

Digital Storytelling

Ambassador Programs

Seesaw

Epic

Boom Cards