Welcome to Project Lead
the Way (PLTW) Engineering
WOW! It has been an amazing 6 year journey here
at Montgomery High School, and I am just as excited for year 7.
Amazing things have been
happening all over MISD and our campus, but especially here in the PLTW
classes. In May 2018 we graduated our founding class of students who started
PLTW their freshman year and maintained an engineering pathway each year
culminating with the completion of the Engineering Design and Development
capstone course. I joined MHS in the second year of the PLTW program, and since
then we have added 7 new PLTW courses and created a competitive Robotics Team.
Our Robotics teams have qualified for state all 5 years we have been in
competition, and have competed at the VEX Worlds Competition twice.
Working at Montgomery
High School has invigorated my teaching. Thanks to a supportive campus
administration team I am able to focus on my students, and I am able to create
learning opportunities for my students that are outside the box and relevant to
the real world. Example: Bear Force 1 & The Purple Bearon! Our Aerospace
Engineering students have built two FLYABLE airplanes along with volunteer
mentors, myself, and Eagle's Nest Projects. We are currently building airplane
#3 which should be completed this school year! This wouldn't have been
possible without the support and belief from our entire MISD administration
that trusts it's teachers, and most importantly, believes in our students.
One thing you will learn
about me is that I absolutely love my job and my students! When I started
college I always knew I wanted to be a teacher, and I received my undergraduate
degree in Education from The University of North Texas. Then in 2015 I received
my Master's degree from The University of Texas in Arlington.
When I'm not teaching,
at robotics competitions, coordinating Bear Force 1 and Purple Bearon events,
or attending MHS functions I enjoy spending time with my husband Adam and my
two wonderful step daughters. I'm very lucky that they support my passion for
my job/students, and you can often find them at robotics competitions and various
school events with me.
My motto in life is "Enjoy
the Journey," and I am looking forward to continuing my journey
as a Bear!