Current Teaching Assignment:

I teach Physical Education and Wellness/Health to grades 1 -8. The students have my class twice a week.

May I introduce myself?

I grew up in Struthers, Ohio. It is a suburb of Youngstown. Growing up, you could find me at the field playing sports with the neighborhood children. So, it was natural for me to want to study Physical Education as a profession. Currently my hobbies are golfing and bowling. I have two daughters. They are students at the University of Pittsburgh.

My Credentials:

I went to school at Youngstown State University. Currently, I have a Instructional II certificate in Physical Education and Health Education K-12 from the state of Pennsylvania.

My Philosophy of teaching and learning:

My goals are to help develop students' motor skills, movement concepts, and positive attitudes by engaging in games and other challenging activities. The students learn to master skills and movement concepts at their own pace through a logical and developmentally appropriate sequence. The alternate goal would be to have the students participate in regular physical activity throughout their lives.