My name is Haylee Carroll. My husband, Daniel Carroll, and I have two wonderfully different and adventurous children! Daniel and I met skydiving. We recently introduced our children to the iFly wind tunnel and were thrilled that they had so much fun flying. We can't wait for their skill level to rise so we can fly together!
I began teaching in Houston, Texas, in 2005. I enjoyed teaching middle school science, math, ASL, PE, Health for high school credit (face-to-face and virtual), and a variety of other elective courses over a 10 year stay at Cornerstone Academy in Spring Branch ISD.
While at CSA, my husband and I welcomed our 1st child in 2009. I decided to move to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to be closer to family when my husband and I found out we were expecting our second child. She was born in October of 2014, and we moved to DFW in the summer of 2015.
After moving to DFW, I shifted from middle school to high school instruction. I taught high school biology, algebra, and geometry from 2015 to 2016 and then decided to try the stay at home mom gig for a while. I didn't last very long... I ended up working more by staying at home than by teaching because I was trying to keep myself busy by doing as much as I possibly could. I found a job as a community manager for a startup company called Favor. It was a very interesting and rewarding experience. I learned about so many new tech tools and kind of got a techie bug I guess. I started trying to figure out how I could use some of what I learned at Favor back in the classroom - I missed my students so much!
I rejoined education as a 7th grade science teacher in 2017 at DeWitt Perry Middle School in Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD. I was very fortunate to be asked to join the Digital Learning Project that Google asked our campus to join in 2017. I just completed my 3rd cycle with the DLP in December of 2018. It has been a great tool to help focus energies on finding solutions to specific, identified problems. In addition to the DLP, I also joined a group on our campus that elected to try New Tech Network techniques on our campus during the spring and fall of 2018. Over the summer, I earned my Level 1 and Level 2 Google Certifications. This fall (2018) I decided that I needed to push myself farther and finally pursue my Masters Degree. I was torn between Curriculum and Administration, but I finally landed on Curriculum & Instruction with a focus on Educational Technology. (Those that know me agree that this is the perfect fit!)
Over the course of my teaching career, I've accumulated many certifications and I look forward to adding to the list! I currently hold seven certifications from the Texas State Board for Educator Certification: Life Sciences 8-12, Science 4-8, Math 4-8, Physical Education EC-12, Health EC-12, Core Subjects EC-6, and ESL Supplemental EC-12. Next, I will likely pursue a Tech Apps certificate in addition to my Masters of Education.
So, here we are - ready to launch!
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