2010-2011 Residency Completing residency at Grant Beacon Middle School, Secondary Math
I was born in Denver, Colorado and have been proud to call it home ever since. I graduated in 2009 from Colorado State University with a degree in Statistics. From there I worked in a hospital as a Program Assistant and saw how the providers change and affect lives every day. I was really inspired by this and wanted to make a difference so I went in search of what would help me do that. Then I stumbled upon this program on craigslist and saw it as a way to make a difference. I have always enjoyed working with kids and have a strange love for math so why not be a math teacher?
The DTR program supports a great cause, ,and has an actionable challenge: put effective teachers who were prepared by Denver Public Schools into DPS classrooms to make a positive difference in every student’s life they encounter. Working with the students in the classroom I learn not only from them but also my mentor teacher, the teachers in my master’s classes, and also the other residents in the cohort. I’m hoping to increase the graduation rate through teaching. I find this idea encompasses all of the challenges urban teachers encounter. The goal is to help every student graduate and in the process help them to understand why that goal is important to them.
Kelly D’Aniell
2010-2011 Residency
Completing residency at Grant Beacon Middle School, Secondary Math
I was born in Denver, Colorado and have been proud to call it home ever since. I graduated in 2009 from Colorado State University with a degree in Statistics. From there I worked in a hospital as a Program Assistant and saw how the providers change and affect lives every day. I was really inspired by this and wanted to make a difference so I went in search of what would help me do that. Then I stumbled upon this program on craigslist and saw it as a way to make a difference. I have always enjoyed working with kids and have a strange love for math so why not be a math teacher?
The DTR program supports a great cause, ,and has an actionable challenge: put effective teachers who were prepared by Denver Public Schools into DPS classrooms to make a positive difference in every student’s life they encounter. Working with the students in the classroom I learn not only from them but also my mentor teacher, the teachers in my master’s classes, and also the other residents in the cohort. I’m hoping to increase the graduation rate through teaching. I find this idea encompasses all of the challenges urban teachers encounter. The goal is to help every student graduate and in the process help them to understand why that goal is important to them.