About Mrs. Honeycutt
My name is Katie Honeycutt - my full name is Katheryn
Elizabeth
Honeycutt. My full
name is the same
length as the alphabet,
26 letters - my
mom says that she
wanted me to have
a big name because
she knew that I
would do something
BIG someday (my
maiden name had
9
letters too -
Rasmussen) . I
have to say that I
do have a BIG
job
- I have the
opportunity to
impact the lives
of amazing students
everyday and I
love my job.
For the 2011-2012
school year, I
will be teaching 4th grade at Saddleback Elementary
School in
Maricopa,
Arizona. I
have a Bachelors Degree in
Television
Production from
Ferris State
University in Michigan and a
Masters of Arts in
Elementary
Education degree
from the University of
Michigan. I am
certified in both
the state of
Arizona and Michigan as
a general
education
classroom
teacher.
The
2011-2012 school
year will be my 7th year teaching in the classroom.
Along with 4th
grade, I have also taught 1st Grade, and Kindergarten.
Prior to teaching,
I worked in corporate video, photography, web
design and graphic
design.
I am a National
Board Certified
Teacher. National
Board
Certification
is
a
voluntary
assessment program
designed to
develop, recognize and retain
accomplished
teachers, National
Board
Certification is achieved
through a
performance-based
assessment. While
state licensing systems
set basic
requirements to
teach in each
state, National Board
Certified Teachers
(NBCTs) have
successfully
demonstrated advanced
teaching
knowledge, skills
and practices.
Similar to board-certified
medical doctors,
National
Board Certified
Teachers have met
high standards
through intensive
study, expert
evaluation,
self-assessment
and peer review. In the
state of Arizona
there are
currently only 769
National Board Certified
Teachers, as of
2010. I am
among a
select group of
excellent teachers
nationwide who
have achieved
National Board
Certification. National
Board Certified
Teachers
consistently
receive top teaching honors
while representing
about 2% of the
nation’s teaching
population. In
the most
rigorous
and comprehensive
study to date
about National
Board Certification,
the non-partisan
National Research
Council found that
students taught
by
NBCTs make
higher
gains on
achievement tests
than students taught
by other
teachers. National
Board
Certification is
recognized as a
model for identifying
accomplished
teaching practice
and is supported
by teachers and
administrators
nationwide. All 50
states, the
District of
Columbia and
hundreds of local school
districts
recognize National
Board
Certification as a mark of
distinction.
In
November of 2010,
I won the VFW Elementary Teacher of the Year
award for
2010-2011
Education
Degrees:
Master
of Arts in
Elementary
Education,
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 2005
Bachelors of
Science in
Television
Production,
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY,
2000
Certifications:
National
Board
Certification -
Early and Middle
Childhood /
Literacy: Reading
- Lanugage
Arts
Arizona, Standard
Elementary
Education
Certification,
K-8
Arizona,
Endorsement:
Structured English
Immersion, K-2
Michigan,
Elementary
Education (All
Subjects)
Certification,
K-5
Michigan,
Subject Area
Certification:
Fine Arts 6-8
Language
Knowledge:
French:
basic
reading
knowledge and
basic spoken
knowledge
German:
some
reading
knowledge
and some
spoken
knowledge
Spanish:
some
reading
knowledge
and some
spoken
knowledge
Study
Abroad:
FERRIS
STATE
UNIVERSITY,
Anse Mitan,
Martinique (2
summers): studied and traveled
throughout the
French territory
of Martinique,
gained insight and
awareness about
the Francophone
and Creolé
culture, and improved and
expanded French
language
abilities.
Education
Awards:
VFW
National
Citizenship
Education Teacher
Award,
2010
University
Honors, University
of Michigan
Graduated with
High Distinction
Honors, Ferris
State
University
Dean's
List:
University
of
Michigan,
Ferris State
University
Honors
List:
Montcalm
Community
College
Who's
Who Among
Students
in American
Universities and
Colleges
Students
International
Television
Association
Scholarship
Award
International
Television
Association Golden
Cassette Award
About My Life
I was born and raised on a small family dairy farm in
Michigan. I grew
up in a small town
- where everyone
knew everyone
one.
It was a
wonderful
place to
grow up.
I was fortunate enough to I
attended
kindergarten with
the same people I
graduated high school
with. I have truly
cherished each of
the relationships
that I have
carried with me
from my
hometown.
I
have a loving
family that is
very supportive of
my life from far away.
My father is a
dairy farmer and
my mother is a
registered nurse the
works with hospice
- they both live
in Michigan. I
have a sister that
works in real
estate in South
Carolina and a
brother that is an Airman
with the United
States Navy in
Maryland. Even
though my family is not
here in Arizona
with me, they are
extremely
supportive and involved in
my classroom. They
are always
inquiring about my
classroom, students
and what they can
do to help. My
parents often send
books and special
diary pencils for
my students in the
classroom. My dad
thought that I
might need some
extra scissors for
my classroom last
year and sent me
6
pairs that were
used everyday by
students.
My
husband and I were
married on the island of Maui in the Hawaiian
Islands in 2002.
We recently had a little girl of our own, our first
child. Her name is
Mya and she was born on February 21, 2011 @6:59pm -
6lbs. 12 oz., 19
1/2 inches long. We have
two cats, Lilo and
Mango, and two dogs, Mikey and Kiwi. My husband is
an IT project
manager with a company in Scottsdale. He is from the
metro Detroit area
of Michigan and is a BIG Detroit Red Wings fan, and
everything Hockey.
GO WINGS!
I
have studied
abroad and
traveled to
numerous countries and states. And
I always enjoy
meeting new people
and learning new
things. I believe
that we all learn
something new
everyday.
As
a proponent of
education and
learning about the
world that we live in,
I truly believe
that all children
can succeed and
that they each
possess an
insurmountable
amount of
creativity. I know that this is
going to be an
outstanding school
year. I am truly
delighted to work
with you and your
student as we all
learn and
grow.
Thank you for supporting your student's education this
year.
My Favorite Things
Favorite Animal: Cat - I love cats!, and I love my dogs
too. :)
Favorite Color:
Purple
Favorite
Food: Raspberries,
Michigan Wild
Blackcaps - they
grow wild in
Michigan!
Favorite
Drink: Sweet Tea,
Water
Favorite
Flower:
Iris
Favorite
Place:
Paris
Favorite
Children's
Literature:
Tough
Boris, by Mem
Fox, Wolf! by Becky
Bloom and Pascal
Biet
Favorite
Children's
Authors:
Mem Fox,
Patricia
Polacco, Leo
Lionni
Favorite
Children's
Movie:
Lilo and
Stitch
