As a supervisor and colleague, I've appreciated Linda's honest, thoughtful, and critical input regarding the work we do. Her knowledge, expertise, and experience are vast. Linda's integrity is impeccable. Her teacher leadership has been a consistent guiding force for continuous school improvement. Linda's ongoing risk-taking efforts are to remove institutional barriers, provide all students access to high quality teaching, and to grow the expectations of all members of the community.
John Z. Kelly Principal, Washington Elementary
Hello
Let me tell you a little about myself.
I taught Special Education for over 20 years. My focus was on providing academic interventions and behavior supports to students in the general education classroom in a Title I school. I worked with students with learning disabilities, ADHD, Autism and other disabilities that impacted their learning. My interventions focused on basic reading skills, reading comprehension, writing, math, and even homework help for any student who was interested after school.
I’m big on open communication with parents and students, building safe relationships and creating opportunities for students to take risk, practice new skills, and build their self-efficacy and competency.
When I’m not teaching, you might find me hiking with my dog, reading a good book, working on my house and garden, baking or spending time with family and friends.
License:
Professional Educator License, Special Education (K-12)
Endorsements:
Mild/Moderate Disabilities (Special Education)
Educational Technology
English as a Second Language
Reading
Advanced Reading
Masters of Education, M.Ed.
Certifications and Trainings:
LETRS, Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling
Discourse Action with Teach FX
Building Thinking Classrooms
Productive Math Struggle
Working with Numbers in the Early Grades
Progressions in Multiplication and Division Grades 3-5
Developing Performance Task for Common Core