Audaces fortuna iuvat.
Fortune favors the bold.
My name is Emily. I’m a 25-year-old St. Louisian. (Go Cards!) Currently I live in Columbia, MO where I am attending the University of Missouri.
I received my B.S. in Secondary Education with an emphasis in Social Studies in 2006 and my M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction for Social Studies in 2009. I’m currently a doctoral candidate at Mizzou, studying Curriculum & Instruction for Social Studies.
I have previously taught at an inner-city charter school in Phoenix. My students were sassy 7th and 8th graders, and I taught Social Studies and Language Arts. My student teaching was in Jefferson City, MO at a high school, where I taught Geography, World History, and American Government for grades 9-12.
Along with my studies, I assist Dr. Linda Bennett in working on Social Studies and the Young Learner, a professional journal put out by the National Council for the Social Studies.
In my free time (what free time!?) I volunteer as a docent for the Museum of Art & Archaeology. I also indulge in amateur photography and the occasional costume design for stage productions or historical reenactments. My last project was a steampunk costume design for the Belton High School freshman performance of the play Marvels.
Out of all the things that I have taught, Geography is by far my favorite Social Studies subject. Africa definitely holds my interest as favorite region, but I’m very interested in global politics and culture. Other favorite things to teach and study (in no particular order): the Renaissance, the Enlightenment philosophies, the American Revolution, resource scarcity and distribution in the Middle East, mythology of India and Japan, and World War II.
When I finish my Ph.D., I hope to continue teaching preservice teachers at a University during the school year, and working abroad with HIV/AIDS education in the summers. I would also love to work with or start a program that sends undergraduate and graduate Education students abroad to experience comparative educational systems. A new perspective is invaluable to teachers, and the world is a wonderful place to experience.
