I am grateful to begin my 6 th year as the Visual Arts Educator for our Eagles community. 2023-24 is my 10th year overall in public art education. I love facilitating the connections, ideas, and meaning students bring to the art making process.
In my own art practice, I like to quilt, knit, crochet, paint, and build paper mache structures. I love going to the wonderful array of art events and exhibitions Seattle offers—it keeps me inspired to bring new experiences to the students. I believe that art is for everyone and is made by everyone, and that students can be successful with inquiry centered around diverse art exposure across cultures, place, and time.
I began educating in the Seattle Public Schools in 1985, I have been at Northgate/James Baldwin since 2007. I have taught grades K-2, currently I get to spend my days with amazing 1st grade students.
I love the SEAHAWKS!!!!! I have two dogs, and as many of you know I live in the school neighborhood. I often get to see my students while out walking them. I am a student advocate, I believe everyone learns differently, and I strive to ensure my students get the learning they need, the way they learn best. I am an outspoken proponent for all students and strongly believe in rules and also having fun! I teach my kids to be good school citizens as well as academics. Come say HI in Room 122!
Hi! I have been working as an occupational therapist since 2010. I am excited to be a part of Seattle Public Schools and I enjoy working with various age groups.
I started my teaching career in 2014 at James Baldwin Elementary (previously Northgate Elementary). I have taught 3rd through 5th grades, but this year, I will be supporting students and teachers in math.
Outside of school, I like to read, travel, and spend time with my family. I have 3 kids named Luca, Audrey, and Leo and 3 dogs named Cooper, Lani, and Roo!
I have been teaching since 2012, and joined the James Baldwin team in in the Fall of 2017. James Baldwin is a wonderful school! We are small but mighty, with a highly skilled, dedicated staff of educators, curious and creative students, and supportive, courageous families. Together, we strive to live this idea:
"You have to love people for who they are . . . then they will be all they can be." Julia Alvarez, How Tia Lola Came to Visit (Stay).
I love connecting students with books and supporting them as they learn to read. If you want to know more about how we teach literacy at James Baldwin, you have questions about your child's reading, you need help getting more books and literacy resources at home, or you just want to talk about books, please contact me - I'd love to talk with you.
Hello! My name is Teresa Dang, and this is my 7th year teaching elementary education, with most years focusing on multilingual learners. I switched to classroom teaching because I enjoy knowing the whole child and figuring out what language supports to make any grade level content accessible to all, no matter where the student is in their learning! Besides language, my main objective in education is to teach children how to be critical and compassionate thinkers who can make the world a better place for all.
In my spare time, I enjoy reading graphic novels, eating noodles, and skating in an adult synchronized ice skating team.
I teach K, 1 and 2 in the Primary Bilingual Orientation Center. This is a self contained classroom for students who are new to the United States and speak little or no English. I support them in learning English at an accelerated pace as well as helping them to acculturate to the United States.
I love the diverse students and staff at James Baldwin as well as the willingness of everyone (students included!) to help each other.
I have taught in the Primary BOC for 6 years. Before that I taught kindergarten in Highline School District for 7 years. I started my teaching career as a full time substitute. I subbed in schools all over the Seattle School District for 4 years.
