College(s): Stephen F. Austin State University

Teaching History: All of my teaching experience has been in Plano ISD. 17 years at Thomas Elem. (3rd grade: 2 years,  5th grade: 7 years, and Intervention Specialist: 9 years) Currently this is my 4th year at Huffman IB World School for a total of 21 years!

Family: Married to Brandon Cumby, and have one adorable Mastidoodle named Annie.

Interests/Hobbies Outside of School: BEACH, reading, shopping online, furniture and decorating

Why did you want to start the IB PYP at Huffman? This is a tremendous opportunity to teach in a different way.  Building global minded students through open ended thinking is a privilege and challenge I am so excited to be a part of. Plus I am so impressed by the AMAZING staff at Huffman IB PYP. I am a lucky teacher!

What does an Instructional Coach do?  Coaches help with planning of instruction, collaborate with grade level teams, analyze student data, and pull small groups of students for guided reading and or intervention.