I am Ms. Olin. I have been teaching since 2001, a very interesting start to any teaching career. At the time I was teaching middle school and spent 3 years doing so. Thank goodness I have found high school...middle school was a great testing ground, but I enjoy high school so much more.
I have a B.S. in Psychology and worked in the field at psychiatric hospitals for 14 years. After working with adolescents in treatment, I decided to try my hand at the family business and work with adolescents in Education. I come from a family of educators, so this was not a stretch.
Houston Independent School District had an intense and comprehensive Alternative Certification Program at that time and I was accepted. I did my coursework through the University of Houston for my English hours and the University of St. Thomas for my education hours. In addition to coursework, there were many hours of training, observations and professional development.
During my first year of teaching, I also completed my 30 hours of Gifted and Talented Training. I have continued this with AP training at Rice for Psychology and English.
I have taught English at all levels of middle school, AP Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, English III, and English IV.
I am currently the English IV Level Lead and English IV teacher. I also teach Practical Writing Skills.
I have a B.S. in Psychology and worked in the field at psychiatric hospitals for 14 years. After working with adolescents in treatment, I decided to try my hand at the family business and work with adolescents in Education. I come from a family of educators, so this was not a stretch.
Houston Independent School District had an intense and comprehensive Alternative Certification Program at that time and I was accepted. I did my coursework through the University of Houston for my English hours and the University of St. Thomas for my education hours. In addition to coursework, there were many hours of training, observations and professional development.
During my first year of teaching, I also completed my 30 hours of Gifted and Talented Training. I have continued this with AP training at Rice for Psychology and English.
I have taught English at all levels of middle school, AP Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, English III, and English IV.
I am currently the English IV Level Lead and English IV teacher. I also teach Practical Writing Skills.