I am a Media Specialist/Technology Integration Coach in a small rural school district in Zanesville, Ohio I am also involved with initiatives related to personalized learning. I am a past elementary classroom teacher and have taught both library skills and technology skills to students in grades 3-5. My passion is to locate quality resources or design quality resources to help support educational technology integration in the K-12 classroom.
Collaborative - I work with both students and teachers, and I try very hard to create rapport and respectful relationships so they feel they can try new things and support them in any way I can to feel successful.
Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer, Symbaloo PD Pro Certified Educator, Quality Matters Rubric Training, ORC Ambassador, Thinkfinity Field Trainer, Reading Recovery National Conference Presenter
Teacher Leader Endorsement - Ohio Dominican University; M.S. of Education with a concentration in Elementary Reading and Literacy - Walden University; B.S of Elementary Education with minor in Reading and Literacy - Kent State University;
I am married with two girls, 6 and 8.