Instructor:

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Phone:
E-mail: joannaspotts@gmail.com
Joanna Spotts
email: joannaspotts@gmail.com
Call/Text: (989)274-2638

Instructor Level

VT Northern Lights Instructor Level:

Master

Education

Degrees:	High school diploma or GED in Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral degree in Early Childhood Education Professional certificate or license in Vermont Teaching Certificate
Other Supporting Information:	Dr. Joanna Spotts completed her Educational Doctorate (Ed.D) in early childhood education in September 2022. Her dissertation focused on preschool teachers perceptions of risky play.
Instruction Received:	has received formal instruction in adult education or in the facilitation of learning for adults.

Work Experience

Dr. Joanna Spotts has been an educator for over twenty years. She has been a teacher of fourth and fifth grades in an inner city charter school and the teacher in a one room school house. She has also taught in a program for at-risk prekindergarten program. Dr. Joanna has been an Early Childhood Professional in Vermont since 2015. Currently, she is a lead preschool teacher at First Roots-Wild Roots in Hinesburg. Dr. Joanna has also spent considerable time as a full time substitute teacher in the infant room, one year old room and twos room at First Roots-Wild Roots and First Roots Underhill. Dr. Joanna also coaches preschool teachers on completing TSG and trains teachers in completing the ASQ-3 assessments at First Roots- Wild Roots.

Experience Length

0-5 years instructing adults.

Professional References:

	Name	Phone
1.	Angela Poppy	(802)825-5529
2.	Maria Tenney-Lawyer	(802)922-4057

Additional Information

Instructor Experiences:

Activity/Course	Date	Type	Hours
Getting Comfortable with Risky Play	01-29-2023	Group	2
Risky Play: Going Beyond Climbing Trees and Jumping Off Boulders	05-25-23, 06-08-23, 09-25-23,	Group	14
Culturally Responsive Teaching	05-13-22	Group	1
Patterns of Play	01-16-2023	Group	4
Supporting Risky Play Program Wide	05-17-2024	Group	8
Growing Outdoor Classrooms/Risk	05-15-2023	Group	2
ASQ-3 Training	10-04-2023, 10-05-2023, 08-07-	Group	8
Gathering for Our Planet	07-31-2023	Group	2
Nature Based Sing Along	09-17-2023	Group	2
Supporting Infants and Toddlers in Risky Play	09-27-24	Group	2

Core Knowledge Areas:

Child Development (Early Childhood)
Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood)

Specific Curricula:

Fundamentals (Level I)
Vermont Early Learning Standards (VELS) Modules

Training Topics

Observation/Assessment

Educational Philosophy:

I believe in learning by doing, varying instructional methods, and and everyone is an equal stakeholder in learning.

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