Bio

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When I was in elementary school, I wanted to be a teacher. Then I realized teachers had to lesson plan, and that sounded like a lot of work, so I put that plan on hold and began making art. I played music, sang songs, acted in plays, and did a whole lot of theater tech as I began exploring the "why" of people. In undergrad at Washington University in St. Louis, I double-majored in theater and psychology. At the end of my senior year, I reflected on my experience and realized that  what I loved about the rehearsal process was working with peers new to theater and teaching them the skills they needed to thrive. When I perused my psychology degree, I realized I had created an unintentional concentration focus on child development and learning pedagogy. I realized there was a beautiful synchronicity in my learning experience, and I found that nexus in teaching theater.  ​

 

Perhaps unsurprisingly, lesson planning was not as daunting as - and a whole lot more fun than - I had thought it would be in fifth grade, and I have loved teaching for the past decade. I have continually engaged in professional development to deepen my teaching practice and educational pedagogy, and in May 2021 I completed my Master's degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in English at the Catholic University of America.. I am passionate about Universal Design for Learning and safe and equitable education. I strive to make my classroom a place where students of all abilities and identities can come and thrive. I am proud to have fostered a learning environment that a student described as "rooted in friendship, acceptance, and being a safe space".

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Full Resume Available

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Education

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Master’s in Secondary Education: English (GPA 4.0)

Catholic University of America, 2021  

Poster Presentation at Catholic University Research Day 2021: The Effects of Educational

          Philosophy on Federal Policy Regarding Students with Disabilities

Action Research Paper: Increasing Student Engagement and Reading Comprehension in

          Hybrid Learning Environments

Phi Lambda Theta Honor Society

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PRAXIS Scores

• English Language Arts: 198  

• PLT 7-12: 179  

• Theater: 770  

• GRE Scores: Verbal - 161; Writing – 5.0; Quantitative - 151       

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Professional Development

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• Buck Institute for Education: PBL Works 101 

• Learning and the Brain: Integrating How We Teach Online with the Science of How We Learn 

• AISGW Workshop: Gender and Sexuality Diversity Workshop in PreK-12

• Educational Theater Association (EdTA) National Conference 2019, 2021 

• The Life Stories Institute of The Theater Lab 

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