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Name:

TAMARA BEAM

TEACHER

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Contact Info:

Email:

BEAMT@WHITEHOUSEISD.ORG

Conference Times:

2:45-3:20

About Me

Educational History:

Hooks ISD

 

Thrive in Christian Community | East Texas Baptist University

University of Texas at Tyler - SmartCatalog www.academiccatalog.com

Degrees and Certifications:

Bachelor of Arts

Major 1: English with an emphasis on Linguistics and Literature    Major 2: Speech Communications with an emphasis on Organizational Communication

Educator Certification

  • Lifetime, Secondary  English 6-12
  • Lifetime, Secondary Speech Communication 6-12

Professional Development:

With over 17 years of experience in education, these are just a few of the trainings and conferences I have attended for over 100 hours of professional development:

  • Advanced Placement Institute at Rice University
  • UT Tyler Teacher Mentor
  • Assessment & Identification of Gifted Learners
  • Understanding the Nature and Needs of Gifted Learners
  • Critical and Creative Thinking for Gifted Learners
  • Texas Performance Standards Projects for Gifted and Talented Learners
  • Differentiated Instruction for Gifted Learners
  • Engaging Gifted Learners: Depth & Complexity
  • TELPAS Rater for Writing
  • Lead4Ward Writing 
  • Writing Academy 
  • Classroom Mangement: Before it Breaks
  • David’s Law for Educators
  • Cyberbullying Awareness for Educators
  • FERPA and PPRA in Schools
  • Title IX in Schools
  • Sexual Harassment for Educators
  • Child Abuse Recognition and Responsibilities
  • Suicide Awareness and Prevention
  • Teen Dating Violence
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
  • Bullying Prevention
  • Vocabulary Strategies
  • Scope and Sequence
  • Vertical Alignment
  • All Things Google
  • Wakelet/Padlet
  • GooseChase
  • Educational Touring
  • CPR and First Aid
  • Texas Educational Theatre Association
  • National Drama Conference, adjudicator

Current Position:

When I considered a return to the classroom in 2013, I knew that Whitehouse was the district into which I wanted to invest my time and energy, the school from which I wanted my children to graduate, and the community of which I wanted to be a part.  From the quality of the students to the suport of the parents to the cameraderie of the colleagues, I have not been disappointed: Whitehoue IS the standard of excellence.  I currently teach freshmen students English I and English I Honors, and I coach UIL Academics in Prose and Poetry Interpretation.

Previous Position:

The maroon-and-white classroom, however, has not been my only work experience. Chapel Hill ISD provided an opportunity to learn to love teaching, and Pine Tree ISD enriched that.  When my first child was born, I took the opportunity to focus on my home and family and a great passion my husband and I shared: Potter’s Cast.  He and I produced, directed, wrote for, and performed in this traveling theatre troupe for over 20 years.  I also worked from home as the manager of his consulting company with nationwide audiology clinics while also homeschooling my children until his passing in 2013.

From these experiences, I bring not only an academic understanding of the usefulness of competency in langauge skills but also a real world perspective of the powerful role such competency plays in personal and professional success.  When a student asks me, “Why do we need to know about (this English stuff),”  with confidence, I can give them a real answer:  “Power.  When you lack the skills to read, speak, listen to, and understand something, you are relying on someone else to do that for you.  You are relinquishing your power to do that for yourself.  You are, in fact, giving them power over you.  Do you feel you can trust the majority of the people you will encounter in life, for the rest of your life, with that kind of power? What I’m about to teach you takes far less effort.”

TAMARA BEAM

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