ELA Faculty

 

Kay Bierling
 

Room: 263
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Phone: 720-423-6190
 

Courses:

  • Accounting
  • Home Economics
  • ELA Reading/Writing
  • ELA Geography

Years of Experience: 20

Degrees & Certifications:

  • BA Metropolitan State College Denver
  • MA University of Colorado Denver

Hobbies & Interests:

  • Travel
  • Workshops in literacy for teachers in Asia and Africa
  • Reading

 

 

 

 

Sarah Cantrell
 

Room: 212
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Phone: 720-423-6192
 

Courses:

  • English Language Acquistion

Years of Experience: 13

Degrees & Certifications:

  • Bachelor’s from Dordt College in Iowa
  • Master’s degree in Linguistically different from UCD

Hobbies & Interests:

  • Reading
  • Swimming
  • Spending time with my friends and family

 

 

Laurie Chotena 

Room: 307
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Phone: 720-423-6294
 

Courses:

  • ELA Reading & Writing

 Years of Experience: 17

 Degrees & Certifications:

  • B.A. Spanish
  • M.A. T.E.S.L. from the University of Kansas

 Hobbies & Interests:

  • Hiking
  • Traveling
  • Reading

 

 

Erik Erikson
 

Room: 211
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Phone: 720-423-6191
 

 

 

Jackie Falcon

 Room: 127
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Phone: 720-423-6031

Courses:

  • English ELA
  • Social Studies

Years of Experience: 20

Degrees & Certifications:

  • BA Sociology/Criminolgy  
  • MA Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in ESL
  • Social Studies Endorsement
  • English NCLB Qualified
  • ELA- E  Qualified

Hobbies & Interests:

  • Raising my children
  • Spending time with my family
  • Reading
  • Working Out

 

 

Jen Hanson

Room: 128
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Phone: 720-423-6033

Courses:

  • ELA Newcomer through proficient- grades 9-12
  • 10th grade English
  • Reading Intervention
  • ELA Social Studies

Years of Experience: 11

Degrees & Certifications:

BA Luther College, English major/Theatre/Dance minor

UCD grad classes for ELA

Linguistically Diverse Certification and Endorsement

Hobbies & Interests:

  • Spending time with family
  • Dancing
  • Hiking
  • Reading
  • Traveling

 

Leslie Hillen

Room: 306
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Phone: 720-423-6240

 

 

Katie Horne

Room: 241
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Phone: 720-423-6123 

Courses:

  • English Language Development
  • English

Years of Experience: 3

Degrees & Certifications:

  • Bachelors in English and Secondary Education, Regis University
  • Linguistically Diverse Endorsement

Hobbies & Interests:

  • Reading
  • Spending time with family
  • Cooking

 

 

Jeanne Rock
 

Room: 261
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Phone: 720-423-6071
 

Courses:

  • Spanish Education
  • Gifted Education
  • ESL Education at Lake Middle and Sough High

Years of Experience:

  • 9 with Denver Catholic Schools
  • 14 with Denver Public Schools

Degrees & Certifications:

  • BA in Spanish Education
  • MA in Religious Studies
  • MA in TESOL
  • MA in Education (in process)

Hobbies & Interests:

  • Health club workouts
  • Home decorating
  • Travel
  • Taking classes
  • Enjoying my pet and friends