Changing your Classroom Calling: a Conversation with Early Literacy Coach, Amaris

EP 012 | Changing your Classroom Calling: a conversation with Early Literacy Coach, Amaris

Have you ever felt like your heart belongs in the classroom but you’re itching to try something new? Baltimore ESOL teacher -> early literacy coach, Amaris, took a chance in a new role and shares her motivation to stay in education (and why she doesn’t want to just be “the lady from the district”). With over a decade of experience in the classroom, Amaris shares her 2 passions, early literacy and ESOL, and how these overlap in meaningful ways. 

In addition to shifting into a coaching role and starting her own business, Amaris also has traveled all over the world teaching English! A semester abroad turned into a lifestyle where she met her husband & had 2 children in Egypt, and since relocated back to the US. Amaris’ easy-breezy attitude about teaching English to students in another country will make you want to pack your bag and book the next flight out!

This episode covers shifting your role in education, teaching abroad, and ESOL in the classroom, and an important reminder that it’s always okay to change your mind. Amaris reminds you that everyone has something that is “their thing”, and using social media to monetize those skills is the next big thing for educators.

Find out more about Amaris here !

Amaris’ links: 

IG: themerge_consulting 

TikTok: themerge_consulting

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