My name is Carla Christensen and I have been an educator in the Missouri Valley Community School District since the fall of 1996!  I began my teaching career as a Title I Reading/Reading Recovery Instructor, then moved into a 3rd Grade General Education Classroom.  For the past several years I have been the district's ELP (Extended Learning Program) Instructor/Coordinator developing curriculum for high-ability learners and small groups of students.  

I have 3 daughters who attend MVCSD and keep me very busy in school and after-school activities.  My husband, Kevin, is an IT (information technology) Director for Treehouse Foods LLC.  He and I are both Iowa State University graduates and HUGE ISU Cyclone fans!

 

Thank you for allowing me to be a part of the MV community.  I work with and for an amazing community of learners. 

Daily Schedule---more or less

 

8:15-8:45--ELP groups (rotating schedule)

8:55-9:25--2nd Grade Literacy Block

9:30-9:55-1st Grade Literacy Block

10:00-10:25--Kindergarten Literacy Block

10:30-10:55--4th Grade Literacy Block/ELP (rotating schedule)

11:00-11:25--3rd Grade Literacy Block/ELP (rotating schedule)

12:15-12:45--Title I K-1 Reading Groups

1:00-2:00--6th Grade ELP

2:00-3:00--7th Grade ELP

3:00-3:25--Homeroom

 

Mrs. C.'s "Top 10 Fun Facts"

 

10. mom to 3 daughters

9.  have taught in MV ALL of my teaching career

8.  sing in a local praise band

7.  believe in the power of words--I am a self-professed "word nerd"

6.  HUGE Iowa State University Cyclones fan!

5.  married my high school sweetheart

4. have taught 2/3 of my daughters over the course of their educational careers

3.  love being present in all 3 school buildings over the course of the day/months/years

2.  degrees held:  Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education--Iowa State University;

Endorsements in TAG (Drake University), Reading and Social Studies(Iowa State University);

Masters of Science in Education--Drake University

1.  Learning is lifelong and never-ending