Hannah D.

Hannah attended Vanguard University of Southern California and graduated in May of 2022 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Liberal Studies. She was one of the first from her university to graduate with a teaching credential at the same time, as she was accepted into the “Integrated Teacher Education Program.” ITEP allowed her to receive her Bachelor’s and Multiple Subject Teaching Credential within four years with a rigorous course load. California has a very intensive teacher credentialing program that tests its candidates in different subjects and skills. One notable assessment Hannah completed and passed was the RICA, the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment. This assessment was put into place to make sure that teacher candidates would be effective in reading instruction. It tests the knowledge and skills needed for this specifically. Her student teaching was done in a Kindergarten classroom. She has experience teaching 5th grade and is currently a 3rd grade teacher in Nampa, Idaho.

Hannah was born and raised in Southern California but recently moved to Boise, Idaho this summer and loves it already! Her hobbies include interior design, creating materials for her classroom, going on long walks, and spending time with family and friends. She is a big advocate of differentiated learning and finding what ways individual students learn best, and finds excitement in walking alongside them to support them academically. Teaching is incredibly rewarding to Hannah and it brings her immense joy to be of any support to students.

Hope D.

Hope is a Certified Teacher. She grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, before moving to Idaho. She completed her Undergraduate Degree in Elementary Education with a minor in Creative Writing and then went on to get a Master in the Art of Teaching at The College of Idaho. Hope has worked in education for almost a decade as a college writing tutor, an AVID tutor, middle school teacher, and academic interventionist. Hope grew up with a deep love of stories and the natural world. She takes the motto of “jack of all trades” to heart and works to learn any and all skills she has interest in. During her free time, Hope can be found reading, writing, gardening, embroidering, or out seeing theater performances. In teaching, Hope has a passion for media analysis and the interconnection of literature and history. She believes personal connection is important and the integration of subjects with each other and the world is a cornerstone to understanding in education.