Hi! I am Samantha Beattie and I am thrilled you’ve come to visit my blog! Way back in 2002, I graduated from Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida, with a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, age 3 thru grade 3. Since I began my teaching career, I have completed Gifted, ELL, and Reading Endorsements.
This year, I have embarked on a journey to complete my Master’s degree in Brain-based Teaching Reading & Literacy, thru Nova’s BrainSMART program. It is a phenomenal program on current brain research and how the brain learns to read. Each day, I add a new tool to my toolbox and I amazed at my growth as a teacher; and more importantly the growth of my munchkins!
I have been teaching first grade for eight years. I could not see myself teaching any other grade. I have a passion for reading, and love to teach the munchkins to read! I wait all year for that light bulb moment, and when it comes, there is nothing in the world like it. To see a munchkin read for the first time, and truly get it...is an amazing thing to see.
Again, I am so happy you are here! I am look forward to what new roads this blogging journey leads to…
Hi Ms. Beattie (Samantha),
ReplyDeleteIt is great to see you hear and read your comments about our Brain Based Teaching programs at Nova Southeastern University (BrainSMART). I am always so heartened to see how much teachers love the program and feel it has made them even more knowledgable about teaching and learning! I am going to repost your biography above on the BrainSMART Facebook site and twitter. Hope it brings you some more BrainSMART friends and feel free to join us there too! All the best to you!