About Me

Hi! My name is Emily, and I have been an elementary school teacher since 1999. I am currently a technology teacher/librarian in a private school in Parker, Colorado, and I've also taught 2nd grade, kindergarten, Reading Recovery, and ELL. I am a common sense media certified educator and mentor, I am symbaloo certified, I have passed the level 1 and level 2 google certification, and I'm a Seesaw Ambassador. I have a bachelor’s degree in English with an emphasis in elementary education and an ELL endorsement. I have been trained in Reading Recovery, the Science of Reading, and I have a Master’s Degree in Creative Arts in Curriculum and Instruction. I began my doctorate focusing on literacy in the primary grades, but I only finished a year of my Ed.D before my sweet little boy was born in 2012.

I have been married to an amazing man since 2005, and my beautiful family became complete when we had our miracle baby! He was diagnosed with autism when he was 3, and everyday he amazes me, touches my heart, makes me smile, and teaches me new things. Every autistic child that I have ever met has some sort of super power. My son's super power is his ability to look at someone and see right to into their heart. He is so full of love and he has a way of bringing such joy to those around him. He is absolutely our most precious gift!

Literacy and differentiation have always been my passions in education, and then I added technology to the list. I love the way technology differentiates for EVERY learner and allows for learning in a way that was never dreamed possible before. A year or two after my son was born, I left the classroom and started teaching technology to students and teachers. When COVID hit I went back to the classroom for awhile, but now I'm jumping back into teaching technology. I'll also be teaching library and integrating a maker space! These days, my blog is full of practical ways to integrate technology into the classroom, with a lot of integration from my first loves–literacy and differentiation!

I believe in the Constructivist Learning Theory, inquiry, the power of project based-learning, and that students should create. Technology is a great tool to help facilitate that deeper learning when we use it to "teach above the line."