Jamie Beecham has been in education for more than 20 years. Her passion is children, and guiding them to love learning. She has been a Kindergarten-3rd grade teacher, taught gifted education in grades 3-8 and has been an instructional coach, helping teachers improve their teaching. She has a Bachelors of Arts in Elementary Education and her Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, with a focus in Mathematics Education. She has been an Educational Consultant for the Rodel Foundation and Kids at Hope. She currently is an Educational Consultant for i-LEADR and writes math curriculum for Emerald Education.
Achievements:
- Pendergast Teacher of the Year – 2013
- Pendergast Superintendent’s Award – 2011
- Pride of Pendergast – 2009
- CEFPI National School of the Future Competition 2nd place – 2006
- Westside Impact Teacher of the Year – 2003
- Presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Convention – 2003, 2006
- Reviewed “Moments in Mathematics Coaching: Improving K-5 Instruction” for Corwin Press – 2010
- Filmed as featured teacher in PBS TeacherLine Algebraic Thinking in K-2 Module – 2002
Knowledge Base:
- Professional Learning Communities
- Response to Intervention
- Scientifically-based Reading Research Program Design
- Backwards Design
- Curriculum Mapping
- DIBELS Next
- Daily 5
- Close Reading
- Multi-Sensory Grammar
- Number Talks
- Cognitively Guided Instruction
- Kids at Hope
- High Trust
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