The mission of Concepts à la Carte is to find and fill skill gaps that serve as barriers to achievement for learners tackling K - 8 content.
About the Tutor
Who am I?
Hi, I'm Sarah Dooley! For more than two decades, I've worked in the field of education. I'm a licensed elementary and special education teacher in West Virginia, and I have served as a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA). I have a background in Direct Instruction and Precision Teaching, and I was lucky enough to get to study at the Morningside Academy Summer Institute for teachers in 2017. In my career, I've taught students from age 2 to 20 in public school, private school, clinic, and community settings. I'm also a published middle grade author, a horse rescue volunteer, and proud homeschooling parent to a spectacular nonbinary 16-year-old. I have a problem saying no to stray cats.
No, like, for real. There are a lot of cats in here. Please send tuna.
A couple of my coteachers helping me plan my virtual sessions. I'm aware that top one isn't a cat, but nobody tell her.
Résumé at a Glance
WV Certified Teacher, K - 6 Elementary and K - Adult Mild/Moderate Mental Impairments
Taught 3rd - 8th math and 4th/5th Science and Latin online for Classical Charter Schools of America, 2021-2023
Lead teacher of Bright Futures Academy program transitioning kids from 1:1 behavior therapy to small group academic instruction in a classroom setting, 2019 - 2021
Led Direct Instruction/Precision Teaching program for homeschool students at Bright Futures Learning Services, 2017 - 2019
Studied at Morningside Teacher's Academy Summer Institute in Seattle, WA, 2017
Taught public and private school special education at the elementary and high school levels as well as working in home and clinic settings as a behavior technician and BCaBA
B.A. in Education from Marshall University, 2006
Published Ashes to Asheville (2017) and Free Verse (2016) from G.P. Putnam's Sons/Penguin Random House, and Body of Water (2011) and Livvie Owen Lived Here (2010) from Feiwel and Friends/Macmillan
Led youth creative writing group at Cabell County Public Library, 2010 - 2015