My favorite thing about teaching: My favorite thing about teaching is seeing the "light bulb" moment when a student lights up, because they are truly understanding something for the first time. 

Favorite Quote: "Aim for the moon; even if you miss you’ll land among the stars."

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2019
Favorite thing about my job: Being a home away from home for my students and providing them with a safe space to learn and be themselves
3 things I love: My fur babies and family, coffee shops, and a good book
Favorite quote: “It always feels impossible until it is done.” - Nelson Mandela

Born in: Tullahoma, Tennessee
College(s) attended: East Tennessee State University 
Started teaching in: 2014
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with students and their families and seeing academic progress 
3 things I love: My husband and children, animals and coffee

I like to dance to GoNoodles by myself, I love to Parkour in downtown Nashville, and I collect scented markers.

Born in: Nashville, TN (raised in White Bluff, TN)

College attended: Nashville State and Western Governor's University  

Started teaching in: 2022

Favorite thing about my job: The bond you form with your students and their families 

3 things I love: my family, my friends, and shopping

Born in: Dickson, TN
College attended: Austin Peay State University
Started teaching in: 2015
Favorite thing about my job: Helping students transform into readers and writers
3 things I love: my family, football, my dog Dixie
Favorite quote: Don't stop until you're proud.

Born in: Naperville, IL
College attended: BYU
Started teaching in: 2003
Favorite thing about my job: Working with students and their families
3 things I love: Traveling, Spending time with my family, Reading
Favorite quote (optional): "The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." -Mahatma Gandhi

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: Welch College and Trevecca Nazarene University
Started teaching in: 2012
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with students
3 things I love: listening to or making music; spending time outdoors; and traveling with friends and family
Favorite quote: "Without music, life would be a mistake." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Born in: Springfield, IN
College(s) attended: Florida College, Western Kentucky University
Started teaching: 2007
Favorite thing about my job: Building relationships with students
3 things I love: God, family, nature
Favorite quote: "When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on." - FDR

Born in: Nashville, TN
College attended: UTK, APSU, FHU
Started teaching in: 2016
Favorite thing about my job: Working with students
3 things I love: My family, my friends, football season

I love Pickleball, catching fireflies, and drinking orange soda on a hot day.

Born in: Waverly, TN
College attended: University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Started teaching in: 2001
Favorite thing about my job: My students
3 things I love: My family, Reading, Walking
Favorite quote: "The harder I work, the luckier I get." - Gary Player