Jennifer Baker, Western NC jennifer@smarttesting.net 828-381-7892
Service Areas: Caldwell/Catawba/Burke/Alexander/Lincoln/Watauga Counties
Granite Falls, Hickory, Lenoir, Taylorsville, Morganton, Lincolnton, Blowing Rock, Boone
Jennifer is a NC Public and School Dual Certified Librarian as well as a NC Certified Teacher. She holds a Masters Degree in Library Science from Appalachian State University, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte where she was a NC Teaching Fellow. She has experience teaching preschool through college, was Rookie Teacher of the Year for her county, and is a homeschooling mother of two herself. She has led and administered many workshops and professional development experiences for other educators, as well as schoolwide programs to encourage literacy and reading.
Jennifer is married with two children she currently homeschools, and resides in Granite Falls, NC. She is a certified school/public librarian, as well as K-6 teacher, but has taught everything from preschool through college adults. Teaching is her passion. Reading is her specialty.
Jennifer and her family enjoy fishing, camping, and hiking. They also love to canoe and kayak. Nature is a big part of their homeschooling focus. One of her favorite things to do together as a family is to "chase waterfalls." Jennifer loves to read, ride horses, and is an avid movie fan. Her family attends two churches that they are very involved in, and do their best to seek out ways to serve others. She will also become a Classical Conversations Foundations Director this year.
While new to SMART, Jennifer is not new to testing, as she has been a public school testing coordinator in the past. School testing was a sort of drudgery, however, when she first experienced SMART testing/consultation she was so impressed with how much it benefited her as a teacher, mother, and parent, that she knew she wanted to become a part of it! Jennifer hopes to be a blessing to other students and parents just as the SMART testing experience has been for her!
Service Areas: Caldwell/Catawba/Burke/Alexander/Lincoln/Watauga Counties
Granite Falls, Hickory, Lenoir, Taylorsville, Morganton, Lincolnton, Blowing Rock, Boone
Jennifer,
Excellent, thanks very much! The entire testing experience was better than expected, and I really appreciate the remediation advice you provided! I feel like having these results and your advice at hand is going to steer me in the right direction for the coming school year. Time will tell :-)
Nate G.