from Paul Norton Elementary School — Bettendorf, Iowa

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Biography

Hello Paul Norton Families!
I'm so excited to be your art teacher this year! I am happily married to my husband Kim and as you can see in my profile photo, we have two English Cream Golden Retrievers, Sampson and Delilah. We also have two grown kids. My son Nick is an English teacher at Sudlow Intermediate in Davenport and my daughter Sarah teaches English Conversation classes in Wuhan, China. I have also been blessed with four adorable grandchildren, Luke, Belle, Deborah, & Michael who brighten my world every day.
I have been a teacher in the Bettendorf Community School District for many years. I started out as a Core Reading Teacher and then spent 7 years teaching 1st Grade, 7 years teaching 3rd Grade, and this will be my 9th year teaching Art. I have enjoyed all of my teaching experiences, but I feel that teaching students about art is I am most passionate about and led me to complete my Masters Degree in Art Education during that crazy Covid year of 2020!
I love every moment I get to spend teaching students about artists, art techniques, art styles while developing their own creativity and problem solving along the way!

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