2010-2011 Residency Completing residency at Gust Elementary, 4th Grade
I am a Denver native and have lived here my whole life. I attended Denver Public Schools for my entire school career. I am very close with my family and love to spend time with my niece and nephew. I spend my free time at the gym, playing basketball, playing chess, or reading. I graduated from Metro State College with a double B.A. in Multimedia Production and Chicano Studies. I spent a semester studying in Guadalajara, Mexico to improve my Spanish. After graduating I spent two years working as a paraprofessional for DPS at Academia Ana Marie Sandoval in a Spanish component classroom. It was there that I found my love for education and desire to pursue teaching.
I heard about the Denver Teacher Residency in a newspaper article that had a picture of a high school friend who was a part of the first cohort. I then researched the program more on my own. After reading about the program I felt it was exactly what I was looking for to further my education and embark on a new career path. I feel that the residency year with a mentor teacher is an invaluable experience that I could not have gotten anywhere else. I am most looking forward to working with my mentor teacher and learning the intricacies of managing a classroom. I am also excited to work with the students and see the academic growth they make throughout the year.
James-Rocco Stevens
2010-2011 Residency
Completing residency at Gust Elementary, 4th Grade
I am a Denver native and have lived here my whole life. I attended Denver Public Schools for my entire school career. I am very close with my family and love to spend time with my niece and nephew. I spend my free time at the gym, playing basketball, playing chess, or reading. I graduated from Metro State College with a double B.A. in Multimedia Production and Chicano Studies. I spent a semester studying in Guadalajara, Mexico to improve my Spanish. After graduating I spent two years working as a paraprofessional for DPS at Academia Ana Marie Sandoval in a Spanish component classroom. It was there that I found my love for education and desire to pursue teaching.
I heard about the Denver Teacher Residency in a newspaper article that had a picture of a high school friend who was a part of the first cohort. I then researched the program more on my own. After reading about the program I felt it was exactly what I was looking for to further my education and embark on a new career path. I feel that the residency year with a mentor teacher is an invaluable experience that I could not have gotten anywhere else. I am most looking forward to working with my mentor teacher and learning the intricacies of managing a classroom. I am also excited to work with the students and see the academic growth they make throughout the year.