Susan Spence
English Teacher
Instructional Leader
Email: [email protected] (recommended)
Voicemail: (303) 982-1952
Courses I teach:
- IB English 11: Language and Literature
- English 9
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Bio
I wasn’t one of those people who always knew I’d become a teacher. However, early on in college, I came to the realization that I couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else. I started teaching in 1996, with the Cherry Creek School District, where I spent four years before I agreed to take one year off to have my first child. Eight years and a master’s degree later, I finally returned to teaching and joined the English Department at Dakota Ridge High school. My students are in ninth grade English and eleventh grade IB English, and I get to spend every day figuring out how to engage, challenge, and prepare our future leaders and thinkers.
Education & Credentials
- BA History, Colorado State University, 1996
- MA Education, University of Colorado at Denver, 2008
- CDE Professional Teacher Licenses: secondary license with social studies & 7-12 reading endorsements