Ms. Duckett has been an ESL teacher for 9 years with experience teaching at the elementary, middle, high school and college levels. She gained early interest in the study of languages and cultures as an undergraduate student while pursuing a major in English and a minor in Spanish. She went on to pursue teacher certification and a degree in education with a specialization in teaching English as a second language and has recently completed an additional advanced degree in school administration and educational leadership.

Ms. Duckett’s two favorite things are education and travel. She has spent the last 10 years traveling to various countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Central America learning more about the people, history, culture, and languages. Locally, Ms. Duckett has also volunteered her time as an advocate for children and with organizations such as literacy volunteers of America. Ms. Duckett has a deep passion for teaching and learning, language and literacy, working with English language learners and continuing to pursue additional study around the intersections of language, literacy, society, and culture.