What courses are you currently teaching and what are you most proud of about those courses?
I currently teach SPED 432: Interventions in the Content Areas. This course is in the Professional Semester during the semester before student teaching. I love teaching this course because it is full of hands-on and practical research-based strategies to meet the needs of diverse learners in a classroom. This is the perfect class for students to take the semester before student teaching.
I also teach a course called SPED 625: Instructional Strategies for Students with Mild & Behavioral Needs. This course is taught online at the graduate level. It gives students who are already teachers or are working towards becoming a teacher a great background in instructional approaches to reaching the students in the classroom who may be struggling. Topics like differentiated instruction and co-teaching are covered.
I also teach a course called SPED 625: Instructional Strategies for Students with Mild & Behavioral Needs. This course is taught online at the graduate level. It gives students who are already teachers or are working towards becoming a teacher a great background in instructional approaches to reaching the students in the classroom who may be struggling. Topics like differentiated instruction and co-teaching are covered.
What scholarly/service projects are you working on and what are you most proud about those projects?
Right now, I am serving as the Coordinator for the CPAD program. CPAD stands for Community Programs for Americans with Disabilities. The students who enroll in this program are interested in working with individuals with disabilities but do not want to teach in the PK-12 classroom. I am working in conjunction with other faculty in making improvements to this program and increasing enrollment. This would be the project that I most excited about right now. I really feel that there is a need in our communities for individuals who are skilled and knowledgeable in working with individuals with disabilities outside of the school setting. I believe that special education does not end when I child leaves the public school system.
What student success stories can you share?
I think my greatest success stories have been when I was supervising my students in the Fall while they were out in their field placements at the end of the semester. I get so excited when I see my students out in the classroom implementing what I have taught them. It is great to see them excited and the kids learning and having fun.
What do you do for fun during time off/school break?
I enjoy spending time outdoors and traveling with my family. My husband and I have a young son and daughter and they love learning and exploring new places with us. I really enjoy skiing in the winter as well.
I enjoy spending time outdoors and traveling with my family. My husband and I have a young son and daughter and they love learning and exploring new places with us. I really enjoy skiing in the winter as well.
What do you like best or appreciate most about Slippery Rock?
I love the students and the faculty that I work with at SRU. The special education faculty has been very welcoming and supportive since I joined the department in the fall 2013. The students are fantastic as well. They are eager to work hard and learn the skills to make them the best educators out there. I feel very confident sending out students out into classrooms because they are so driven and hard working.
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