UPDATE: this blog was originally created for a graduate course : young adult and children's literature. I have decided to keep this blog and continue to update it with things that I read to my son, with my students and for pure enjoyment (when that gets to happen). A few of the original posts have been deleted or made private scince they no longer fit the purpose for the revised blog.
I currently teaching English II (a collaboration class and a pre-AP class) and English IV (a collaboration, transitional class and an AP class) at North Laurel High School in London, KY. This is my fifth year at NLHS, so I am very excited about receiving tenure. I am a 2008 graduate of University of the Cumberlands in secondary English education. I loved my time as an undergraduate student at UC, so I decided to attend UC again for my graduate work. I'm receiving my Masters in reading and writing specialist. I love teaching high school, but one day, I would like to work on specialized area focusing on reading problems. I once taught a remedial reading course to sophomores. My experience with that class inspired me to pursue this degree.
When I'm not teaching, I also sponsor the Beta Club at NLHS. They are a great group of kids who are dedicated to high academics and community service.
I have been married for six years to Janson Conley, also a UC graduate. Together we have a beautiful baby boy named Brody who was just born in May. He already enjoys reading as much as I do, but he does most of the listening, and I do most of the reading. We also have two wonderful dogs: Pepper and Lexi.
Whenever I have free time, which isn't much, I enjoy traveling, reading and watching movies. I feel that movies are just another form of literature.
