Six Days Until Graduation!

As I near the end of my credential program, I can't help but feel an overwhelming feeling of gratitude. 

Play Practice (The American Revolution)


  • Gratitude to my husband for supporting me emotionally as I worked so hard this year. I can't thank him enough for taking over extra household responsibilities as I worked into the night on my lesson plans and course work.

  • Gratitude to my Supervisor Shelley Dally, who gave me feedback and cheered me on. She observed me teaching, and gave me the truth. The good , the not so good, and the insight to ensure that I was differentiating and helping ALL my students.

  • Gratitude to my resident teacher Nadine Hilden, who gave me the freedom to learn. She gave me a teacher's most precious item, time. I always had time to do a lesson, and warm support from her before and after lessons. She shared with me her thinking as she observed the students. 

  • Gratitude to the amazing professors that linked research to the real world. That created challenging courses that were scaffolded so we could grow into educators with solid pedagogy. Without you we wouldn't feel as confident in unpacking the California Common Core Standards or in supporting our students as the whole child. 

  • Gratitude to my cohort, who are as diverse as there are grains of sand on the shore. You have made me a better teacher. By sharing your thoughts, experiences, and camaraderie we have made it. 

  • Gratitude to my students, who were always willing to share how they felt. To throw themselves into any task, and for being the reason I want to be a teacher. You make it all worth it. No matter how tired I was, seeing your faces gave me a jolt of energy. You will truly change the world.


We are educators. We will lift students up and see the goodness in all of them. We will never stop learning. We will constantly seek to hone our craft. We will prepare the youth for the 21st Century, by being effective teachers. We know that we can be the positive influence that ignites the love of learning in a student at any grade. 

I'm ready for the next adventure, and look forward to sharing it with you in my next blog about life as a teacher.


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