I strive to maintain professional relationships in every interaction that I have.

I have assisted with Clean-Ups, participated in PLCs, proctored PSSAs, monitored Keystone testing, served as a Saturday-School/Detention monitor, created sets for shows, entered student works in contests, taught after-school classes, chaperoned field trips, and more. I  also try to regularly exhibit student artwork to highlight student achievements and display work in a yearly art exhibit.

All of these activities show my students that I value their efforts in and outside my art room. This allows me to build relationships with my colleagues and students and makes classroom management easy!

My classroom management style is based on Linda Albert’s Cooperative Discipline theory. Many misbehaviors result from students feeling incapable of success. It is my goal is to make every student feel valued and welcomed in school.