My Mentors

My teaching career is really just getting started, but I have had many mentors already that have helped me so much along my journey. All of my Education professors in undergrad were very influential, but my mentoring teacher during student teaching really had a large impact on me. She had been teaching first grade for more than 20 years, and yet was still very open to new ideas and constantly trying new things to make sure that her students were learning to the best of their abilities.

Since I did not go into the teaching field after student teaching, my next set of mentors have been both my colleagues in the SMU masters program, as well as my professors. I feel like i have really learned a lot from other teachers' experiences, and all of my professors have been great resources during my job search and my first year of teaching.

At my current job, we are assigned mentors and the other first grade teacher is mine. She has been teaching off and on for 10 years, 9 of them in first grade. While technology is not her strong point, she has provided me with a lot of lessons, resources, and ideas. She has also really helped me to stay organized and plan ahead, which has reduced a lot of stress during what could be a very overwhelming time.