This will be my eighth year of teaching at Carr Lane. I have my Bachelors of Science in Middle School Education, with an emphasis in Social Studies, from Harris Stowe State University and my Masters of Arts in Educational Technology from Lindenwood University. I look forward to sharing my passion for American History with your students.

I also serve as Team Leader for the 8th Grade. If you have questions or concerns about anything pertaining to 8th grade, please do not hesitate to reach out.

Overview of Subject

American History provides students with the opportunity to acquire an understanding of the chronological development of the American people and government by examining the political, economic, social, religious, military, scientific, and cultural events that have affected the rise and growth of the nation.

Content covered includes, but is not limited to: an understanding of geographic-historical and time-space relationship, changes and trends in American culture through the centuries, the Civil War as the solution to the secession issue, the technological and urban transformation of the country, and the American foreign political development.