Professional Background
We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, Then, is not an act, But a habit.
~ Aristotle
Excellence means
- …presenting myself as an individual who truly cares.
- …is at peace with life, and is organized, timely, and responsible.
- …being flexible, fun loving, firm, and fair.
- …creating life filled with encouragement, love, patience and joy.
- …bringing out the best in every person I come in contact with.
- …grounding my decisions in my faith, wise advice, and my intuition.
- …striving to learn daily academically and spiritually.
EDUCATION
Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, LA - Sept. 97 – June 2006
Masters in Curriculum & Instruction with Option in Gifted Education - June 06
Bachelors of Arts: Elementary Education, Graduated Cum Laude - 2002
Louisiana Teaching Certificate Elementary Grades - 2002, Academically Gifted - 2006
Texas Teaching Certificate Generalist K-8, Gifted Supplemental - 9/30/2013
TAGT Professional Certification for Gifted Professional Level II – Winter 2006
SLWP: National Writing Project Teacher Consultant - Initial and Advanced Institute 2004 & 2005
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Rainard School for the Gifted, Houston, TX, School Year 2007-08
Teacher: 3rd – 8th grade Language Arts and Social Studies
St. Tammany Parish School District, Covington, LA
Pine View Middle School, Covington, LA – 8/03-6/06
Teacher: 4th, 5th, and 6th grade Gifted (Lang. Arts & Soc. Studies) Member of school technology committee (3 years), Coach of First Lego League Team (3 years), PTA Treasurer (2 years), instrumental in beginning PTA in 04-05, attended 15+ workshops hours each year.
Woodlake Elementary School, Mandeville, LA – 8/02 – 6/03
Teacher of on-level 3rd grade: School technology committee, assisted with silent auction, shared website techniques with teachers & parents during organized seminars, attended 24 hours educational workshops.
Pontchartrain Elementary School, Mandeville, LA 01/02-06/02
Student Teaching Third Grade: Mentor Teacher: Lynette Le Blanc
Fontainebleau Jr. High School, Mandeville, LA – 1/01 – 5/01
Computer Lab Assistant responsible for two labs (IBM and MAC), provided assistance to teachers and students using labs. Updated, maintained, and troubleshot school computers and printers.
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Mandeville Bible Church, Mandeville, LA – 11/98 – 8/01
Secretary and Teacher of 5th & 6th grade Sunday School, assembled and published two church photo directories, coordinated volunteers for events, Drama Coordinator for VBS productions.
Educational Products, Inc., based out of Houston, TX – 8/93 – 9/97
Sales Representative for seven Louisiana parishes, worked with school representatives or volunteers to organize their school supply program, serviced over 50 school accounts.
St. Tammany Parish School District, Covington, LA – 1/93 – 8/95 – Substitute 1st-5th grades
PTA and/or SCHOOL VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Editor of SLWP’s Summer Institute (2004) anthology combining writings from 12 individuals
Silent Auction Chairman at a junior high school for three years, solicited sponsors and donations, coordinated volunteers, set up auction, reported profit up to $7,000 to school administration for technology program, set goals for next auction
PTA Library Volunteer Coordinator for a high and junior high school for three years total
PTA Newsletter Editor & Website Editor for a high school 12-page newsletter, edited elementary, middle and junior high schools newsletters over a ten year period of time
Volunteer for Project Graduation Prizes Committee 1998 to present
Homeroom mother, front office volunteer, and assisted with a variety of school events from health screenings to fundraising programs and clean up days
PTA AWARDS
Lifetime Member of National PTA awarded from Fontainebleau Jr. High
1st Place, State PTA, Senior Level for Website Design: 2002 & 2004
2nd Place, State PTA, Senior Level for PTA Newsletter: 2001 and 2002
1st Place, State PTA, Middle School Level for PTA Newsletter: 1997
2nd Place, State PTA, Elementary Level for PTA Newsletter, 1994
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Member of Kappa Delta Pi Honorary Society, 2005
SLU Dean’s List Fall 2000 & Spring 2001
Alpha Sigma Lambda Honorary Society, Spring 2001
Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented, Fall 2006
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:
Learning French at the Alliance Francaise in Houston, Texas
Travel: Visited Germany, France (3 times), Holland, Belgium, Jamaica & BVI
Host to foreign exchange students from Germany and France (several times)
Photography, Photo Essays, Scrapbooks, Writing, Reading, Baking
Technology: Maintain Blog, Twitter & Facebook (afrench2)
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