My educational training was through UTeach Tyler, a collaborative teacher preparation program offered jointly by the Colleges of Arts and Sciences as well as Education and Psychology. The program works directly with local school districts in East Texas. UTeach Tyler is a replication site for the UTeach Austin program that began in 1997 as an innovative way to address the national shortage of qualified mathematics and science teachers. Through my years in UTeach, I have had the opportunity to shadow multiple educators and teach elementary through high school levels. In this program, I was introduced to and became a strong proponent of project-based learning.

University of Texas at Tyler – Tyler, TX

• Master’s in Business Administration, January 2017 – present

University of Texas at Tyler - Tyler, TX

• Master of Science: Curriculum and Instruction, May 2015
  Coursework in STEM Education  

University of Texas at Tyler - Tyler, TX

• Bachelors of Science: Interdisciplinary Studies, May 2012 
  Coursework in 4th through 8th Science

  • UTeach Graduate  

Tyler Junior College – Tyler, TX

• Associate of Sciences: Applied Science

  • Graduate Cum Laude

Certifications:

• TExES 4-8 Science Certification, January 2012 – current 

• TExES EC-6 Generalist Certification, March 2012 – current

• TExES PPR, March 2012 – current

• TExES K-12 Special Education Certification, September 2012 – current 

• TExES K-12 ESL Supplemental Certification, October 2014 – current

• National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), 2010 – present

• Teacher Quality Grant, 2015 – 2016, 2017 - 2018

• Texas Regional Collaborative, 2012 – 2017

• New Science Teachers Academy, DOW Fellow (NSTA), 2013 – 2014

• Texas Science Teachers Association of Texas (TSTAT), 2010 – present