I attended the VaLI at JMU June 18-20, 2019 with Dana McCaleb and Helen Barrier as the SIM PDLs. I was an apprentice at Luther Porter Jackson Middle School in Surry, Virginia from September 2019 thru June 2020 with Susan Trumbo as my Professional Development Mentor. Under her tutelage, I have grown as a teacher and as a leader within the school district. I am comfortable leading professional development and lending a hand to those teachers that may need extra help. By going through this process, I am much more confident in myself and in my abilities to help my students when teaching the strategies. I also attended a virtual Zoom call on November 4, 2019.
