Hi! I'm Jessica Beaver, a Seventh Grade English Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher. I studied Urban Studies and English Literature at the University of Pittsburgh and worked at an early childhood literacy nonprofit called Tree House Books, before starting my career at the School District of Philadelphia. I am 7th to 12th grade certified in English and Social Studies and certified in Reading and Math from 3rd to 6th Grade. I love words and books and my goal as an educator is to get students to love to read and write as much as I do. There is nothing better than when a student is knee deep in a text and the light bulb in their brain goes off so bright, that you can see it through their eyes. I bring a love of learning, a love of books, and a love of children into every educational space I can.