• Teaching Certification: Core subjects 4th-8th
• 5th year in teaching
• Mother of 3 Kids: 10, 14 and 18
• Love encouraging and teaching young minds!
• Past Experience: Painter, Art Director,
  Sales Trainer, Business Coach…

What is Discovery/Avid?

Unit 1: Building Classroom Community
           Tutorial/Collaborative Study Groups
           Organizational Skills
           Reading: "7-habits of Successful Teens"

Unit 2:  Language of Higher Education and Growth Mindset
            Writing: Narrative Essay "Solving a Conflict with a Friend"
            Reading: 7-habits of Successful Teens
            Mural: Synergy, Together is Better! 

Unit 3: Goal Setting
            Language of Careers Research Skills
            Begin Reading  "The Usual Suspects"

Unit 4: Looking at Life Through a New Lens 
           Debate Challenge and Argumenative Writing
           Reading "The Usual Suspects"
           Writing: (Growth Reflection) Challenges at My School