Welcome to Those Who Love to Teach

I was a first grade teacher for 25 years and loved nearly every minute of it. That's not to say I didn't have challenges, but I learned so much from those eager young learners and in meeting those challenges I learned even more about myself. Just to keep it fresh and interesting, and because I truly loved working with all kids, I worked with summer school students at the middle school level. I also coached senior high boys' soccer for two years. In addition, I coached the senior high quiz bowl team for ten years and learned much more from the players than they learned from me! Talk about bright kids!!

Today I work as a consultant on a grant program. As with many state run programs, this could end at any time due to budget constraints, but I continue to learn every day that I am on the job. I assist schools and teachers as they try to incorporate RtI, Depth of Knowledge, Assessment for Learning, Marzano's strategies, PLC, and many other programs into their educational systems. They often don't have the time to research these programs or attend the necessary trainings, so I do the background work for them. It is exciting to be on the cutting edge of education, but sometimes I need help too! That's why I started this blog -- to share information with others and hopefully get new ideas from them.

Welcome to Love to Teach!