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Education

• B.S. Elementary and Early Childhood Education

 Certification & Endorsements

• Early Childhood Education
• ESOL Endorsement
• Reading Endorsement   

  Position at Oakcliff Elementary School

• 1st Grade ESOL Teacher

Biography

HELLO! My name is Rebecca Erdy-Smith and I am one of the ESOL teachers at Oakcliff Traditional Theme School. This will be my twelfth year at Oakcliff and I love it! I have been teaching for 13 years with most of my tenure being at Oakcliff Elementary, working in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten. I have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education. I am certified to teach PreK – 5th grades and I am ESOL endorsed.

• My favorite hobby is wood working. 
• My favorite sport is swimming.
• My favorite food is spaghetti.
• My favorite color is purple.
• I went to college at Kennesaw State University.

The best thing about teaching is: 

• I FACILITATE THINKING.
• I ENGAGE MINDS
• I LISTEN TO QUESTIONS
• I ENCOURAGE RISK
• I SUPPORT STRUGGLE
• I CULTIVATE DREAMS
• I LEARN EVERYDAY
• I TEACH.
• This is my 11th year teaching.

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"A hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove...but the world maybe different because I was important in the life of a child."