Heidi Smith
After four years as an environmental instructor in Minnesota and New York State, Heidi Smith decided to give teaching elementary school science a shot.
“(My experience as an environmental instructor) was a natural training course. Making sure that 25 students made it up and down a 7,000 foot mountain is a lot like trying to manage a group of first graders!“
Heidi is currently teaching at Pioneer Charter School, where she uses her TILA training everyday.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better training and ongoing support than what I have received from TILA.”
Heidi Smith – TILA Graduate
Brenda Parker
In 2006, avid mountain climbers, Brenda and her husband moved from New Hampshire to Colorado.
Already having a Massachusetts teaching license and four years teaching at an outdoor education center, Brenda needed to obtain a Colorado License.
She chose TILA’s Alternative Licensure program.
”The Alternative License Program offered me a much broader and deeper understanding of the teaching profession. It caused me to reflect on my job, my lessons, and how important I am as a role model for my students. Without a doubt, the year following my program has been my most successful.”
Brenda Parker – June 2007 TILA Graduate
Adam Paulson
Adam especially appreciated TILA's emphasis on educational leadership.
Starting his journey as a para-professional at a charter school, Adam Paulson’s passion for teaching led him to the Alternative Licensure Program to pursue his certification.
Six years after completing the Program, Adam Paulson is now an 8th Grade History instructor in Southern California.
For his current success, he credits the program’s rigorous portfolio work, on the job training, mentorship and focus on reflection. He especially appreciated the emphasis on educational leadership.
Mr. Paulson is currently completing a Masters program in Education Administration at the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education in Los Angeles, California. He is excited to accomplish the next milestone in his educational career and remains thankful for the opportunity to participate in the Alternative Licensure Program.
 Nicole LeGrand
TILA graduate, Nicole LeGrand, works in the Peace Corps is as a Teacher/Literacy Trainer in the Republic of Vanuatu.
She excels as a trainer, showing teachers how to use student-centered methodology to enhance their English language classes. Her attention is also directed toward struggling upper grade readers. While Nicole was in the TILA program she was a teacher in a Denver-area residential treatment facility for girls.
Nicole credits the TILA program for providing much of the skills and knowledge for her current position and says it was the “the best possible thing that could have happened” for her career.
(TILA) is the best possible thing that could have happened for my career.
Nicole LeGrand - TILA Graduate
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