I am a specialist teacher for English Language Development at a Title 1 school in Medford, Oregon. I am passionate about integrating the teaching of social emotional skills throughout engaging classroom learning activities. I believe that all students need caring adults who believe in them. All students deserve a high quality education in order to become critical thinkers, problem solvers and creators now and in the future. I am a Classroom Champions Teacher Ambassador. Classroom Champions is a mentorship program that pairs my classroom with an elite athlete mentor who builds relationships with the students through technology and provides video lessons to help teach important social-emotional/ life skills. I am currently teaching English Language Development in grades K-5 and am seeking funding to help engage my students in a service learning project that will help better our community.