·        Brigham Young University-Idaho: B.S. in English Education                 April 2010

·        History Education Minor

Certification

·        The International TEFL Corporation—Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate (TESOL)                            December 2008

 Student Teacher: Bountiful Junior High; Bountiful, UT.                         August-November 2009

·        Taught seventh grade English and eighth grade U.S. history

Teacher: Madison Middle School; Rexburg, ID.                                              January-April 2009

·        Taught fifth graders typing, spreadsheets, and Open Office in a technology lab once a week while a teacher observed

Teacher:  Shanda International Education Center; China                              June-November 2008

·        Worked in China in the Global Achievement Certificate (GAC) program

·        Taught advanced English reading and writing skills to students who had graduated from high school preparing to take the ACT in order to come to a university in the U.S.

Teacher:  Shanda International Education Center; China                                  May-August 2007

·        Taught Business English classes; also taught English on Saturdays for some companies

·        Focused on oral English with an emphasis on vocabulary and grammar

·        Also taught Kindergarten and 3^rd through 6^th grade students.

Teacher Aid: Eaglecrest Elementary School; Lehi, UT.                            August-December 2005

·        Worked four months with students between third and sixth grade who had Autism

·        As part of this attended training classes about Autism and  Sign Language

Teacher Aid: Eaglecrest Elementary School; Lehi, UT.                            August 2002-May 2003

·        Worked individually with students (fourth through sixth grade) who had learning disabilities

·        Worked with one student who had behavioral problems for a couple of hours each day