This page includes files from my teaching experiences to better show my style, classroom management, educational philosophy and approach. Please browse through my portfolio and contact me with any questions or comments.

File types: Microsoft Word / Microsoft PowerPoint / Microsoft Excel / Adobe PDF

• 2002-2003: Full-Time Substitute, Huntley High/Middle Schools
• 2003-2004: Business High School Teacher, Huntley High School
• 2004-2005: Full-Time Substitute, Huntley High/Middle Schools
• Fall 2005: Full-Time Substitute, Huntley High School

• Course Syllabus - Business Class Welcome Letter and Course Syllabus
• Course Syllabus Parent/Student Contract - Parents and Students sign off agreeing to all classroom policies and procedures
• Student Course Evaluation - I felt it important to give the students a chance to give me feedback for my teaching and the class. I did this independent of the administration.

• Lesson Plan Example1: Lesson plans I created for the first few days of school.
• Lesson Plan Example2: Lesson plan created for Leadership unit.
• Lesson Plan Example3: Lesson plan created for Stock Market unit.

• Trump Paper: Students watched sections of "The Apprentice" in class and the final project had them writing a paper dissecting the show, leadership qualities, management styles and work ethics.
• Stock Market Project: Students took part in an online stock market game over the course of 10 weeks. This file explains the basics of the stock market and the online program.

• Jeopardy Review Game: PowerPoint Jeopardy file I created using sites and sounds from the show. This interactive game was played as a review in class and posted online for students to go over class material.
• CreditSafe Game: Illinois's state website hosts a credit game for students. This game was incorporated into class and this PowerPoint I created explains how the game will work.

• University of Phoenix Course Paper/Projects - This page contains papers and projects I wrote during my teacher education program, some of which are provided below. Please click through the courses listed at the top of the page and click on the files to see my work.
• Educational Philosophy Paper - Paper I wrote about my Educational Philosophy
• Classroom Management Plan - Paper I wrote about my Classroom Management Plan
• ESL Project Proposal - An ESL Welcome Program I designed for the Huntley School District

The Teacher Work Sample (TWS) files below were created during my student teaching experience in a business/keyboarding classroom.

• TWS Standard 1: Contextual Factors
• TWS Standard 2: Learning Goals & Objectives
• TWS Standard 3: Assessment
• TWS Standard 4: Design For Instruction
• TWS Standard 5: Instructional Decision-Making
• TWS Standard 6: Analysis of Learning Results
• TWS Standard 7: Reflection & Evaluation