Teacher

NAME: Rebekah G. Ellis
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SCHOOL: Carolyn Park Middle / Bayou Lacombe Middle / Chahta Ima Elementary

CLASS: Gifted Math / Gifted Enrichment

SCHOOL PHONE: 337-288-2111 (home)


Welcome to My Class!

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I am so thrilled to have you in my class! This is my seventh year teaching
gifted education.  Before that, I lived in Guatemala for a few years and
taught as a missionary in an orphanage.  Additionally, I have taught in the UL
at Lafayette gifted program for nine years. My husband and I just moved back home
to Louisiana from Virginia, where he was in law school.  I have a Bachelors
Degree in Elementary Education and a Masters Degree in Gifted Education and
Instructional Technology. 

I love teaching with creative, relevant, and authentic experiences.  I
won a national teaching award in 2005:  ING Unsung Heroes Award—National
Excellence in Innovative and Creative Teaching!  I am currently in the process
of having my pedagogical theories and strategies published.

Fun Facts:

* We have a maltese dog, Bambino, and he is our baby!
* We love to travel the world, and we have been all over the globe!
* I have seven sisters! (Oh, my!)
* I collect purses, shoes, and jewelry!
* I graduated with Jake Delhomme.
* We are huge Yankees, Saints, and LSU fans!
* I am a Tool-belt Diva. (All the power tools in our house are mine!)

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Class Expectation:

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Respect, Respect, Respect!

To create a safe and loving environment for all classroom citizens by
respecting ourselves, others, and property.

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