Blanche Odom

Background

About Blanche Odom

I am proud to have served over 30 years in the field of education. I was called to teach at a very young age and love the profession. I am very passionate about what I do. Although the ability to teach comes to me naturally, I constantly work at honing my teaching skills so I may better serve my students. I have a Master's Degree in Education. Curriculum and Instruction. I hold three certificates; Administration, Adult Education, and Elementary Education. I also have three endorsements; English as a Second Language, Early Childhood and Music I have taught Music for Kindergarten through Eighth Grades, General Education for First through Fourth Grades, and English as a Second Language/English Language Development for Third through Eighth Grades. In addition, I have taught English as a Second Language for adults for Central Arizona College and Cartwright Elementary School parents. Other Adult Education experience includes teaching for Northern Arizona University. In that role I taught two courses; Classroom Management and Structured English Immersion to pre-service teachers. As an employee of Cartwright Elementary School District I presented numerous workshops for teachers as well as administrators in topics ranging from Structured English Immersion strategies to Classroom Management. Lastly, I presented at statewide conference in math and a Department of Education Conference in Language Acquisition.