Profile
I am a graduate of Alcoa City Schools. I earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Administration, Masters in Curriculum & Instruction, and Doctor of Philosophy in Education, Leadership, and Policy Studies all from the University of Tennessee.
I coordinate the AMS Jayteens, and the AMS rotating trips to Walt Disney World (Orlando, Florida), New York / Lancaster, PA, or Washington, D.C. I am honored to serve as the Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator for Alcoa Middle School.
In addition to my school responsibilities, I am the president of the Empty Pantry Fund (501C-3 organization) and an Adjunct Professor at Carson Newman University.
Students and parents may reach out to me via email through this website's contact form.
About Class
Social Studies Curriculum: Students are provided a notebook to complete when completing each lesson. We do not use a traditional textbook in this class; however, we will use a combination of the following: online textbook, books, document-based questions, youtube videos, web searches, lecture/discussion, and movies.
*When students are absent, they can access daily lessons on Google Classroom: go to CLASSWORK, look for the assignment for that day (date & day listed), and work through the lesson. On most days, the student will need to complete notes in their notebook, watch videos, and may have an assignment that goes along with the lesson.
Units of Study
Geography in the United States
Colonization
- Reasons for Colonization
- Founding of the 13 English Colonies
- Geography of the English Colonies
Life in the English Colonies
Road to the Revolution
Declaration of Independence
Revolutionary War
Creating a Government
- Articles of Confederation
- United States Constitution (including the Bill of Rights)
- Supreme Court Decisions
- Legislative Process
- Presidential Powers
Early Presidents
- George Washington
- John Adams
- Thomas Jefferson
- Louisiana Purchase
- Lewis & Clark
- James Madison
- James Monroe
- John Quincy Adams
Major Events & Themes
- Jacksonian Democracy
- Texas Fight for Independence
- Westward Movement (Manifest Destiny)
- Mexican/American War
- Peculiar Institution (slavery)
- Reform Movements
- Sectionalism
- Civil War
- Reconstruction
