2009-2010 Residency Teaching at College View Elementary, 4th Grade
I am a Colorado native. I graduated from Arvada High School and earned my Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Regis University, where I graduated Cum Laude. In the five years since college I have worked in a wide variety of fields including audio and video production, event planning and food service, and most recently in the IT department at a large corporation.
I was very active in sports growing up, and played on an inner city youth competitive basketball team in high school. This experience allowed me to see different places and see college as an attainable goal. Despite becoming a mother shortly after high school, with support from a very large family, great friends, coaches, and teachers, I was able to go to college and become successful. I feel that one of my greatest accomplishments has been completing college while raising a young child. I hope I can be inspiration to other teen parents and prove that goals can still be achieved despite having a child at a young age.
I aspired to be a teacher, but chose the path too late into my college career. The DTR program fit me perfectly because of the hands-on experience it provided as well as the challenging coursework through the University of Denver.
I love spending four days of my week in the classroom with kids. It’s a once in a lifetime experience and provides training that could not be obtained from a book and coursework. Every day is a new experience with challenges and successes. It’s always wonderful to see the children in my classroom learn and grow.
There have definitely been surprises – balancing all of the non-academic challenges that come with being a teacher, as well as the vast difference in abilities that are all in one classroom is a huge challenge. I enjoy the challenge of keeping all the children engaged and learning across their academic differences.
Rhianna completed her residency year training at Archuleta Elementary.
Rhianna Burroughs – College View, 4th Grade
2009-2010 Residency
Teaching at College View Elementary, 4th Grade
I am a Colorado native. I graduated from Arvada High School and earned my Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Regis University, where I graduated Cum Laude. In the five years since college I have worked in a wide variety of fields including audio and video production, event planning and food service, and most recently in the IT department at a large corporation.
I was very active in sports growing up, and played on an inner city youth competitive basketball team in high school. This experience allowed me to see different places and see college as an attainable goal. Despite becoming a mother shortly after high school, with support from a very large family, great friends, coaches, and teachers, I was able to go to college and become successful. I feel that one of my greatest accomplishments has been completing college while raising a young child. I hope I can be inspiration to other teen parents and prove that goals can still be achieved despite having a child at a young age.
I aspired to be a teacher, but chose the path too late into my college career. The DTR program fit me perfectly because of the hands-on experience it provided as well as the challenging coursework through the University of Denver.
I love spending four days of my week in the classroom with kids. It’s a once in a lifetime experience and provides training that could not be obtained from a book and coursework. Every day is a new experience with challenges and successes. It’s always wonderful to see the children in my classroom learn and grow.
There have definitely been surprises – balancing all of the non-academic challenges that come with being a teacher, as well as the vast difference in abilities that are all in one classroom is a huge challenge. I enjoy the challenge of keeping all the children engaged and learning across their academic differences.
Rhianna completed her residency year training at Archuleta Elementary.