Mrs. Emily Brown
"The best way to predict your future is to create it." ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Jason Shanahan
Irving Middle School Principal
"Emily is a conscientious individual who cares deeply for her students. She communicates openly with parents and partners with all school stakeholders to ensure student success."
"Emily models life-long learning through her own actions as a teacher. This is noticed by administration, colleagues, parents and most importantly students. Due to this quality, I only anticipate Emily’s abilities as a teacher to grow."
Aimee Fleming
Dubai American Academy Assistant Principal
"One of the most valuable traits of Emily's professional practice is her ability to self-reflect and make changes along the way to improve each lesson."
"Emily genuinely cares about her students; she always has their best interests in mind. As a result, Emily personalizes instruction so that all children are challenged and successful in her class."
Kurt Dennis
Student Teaching Principal
"Ms. Bachmeier is a dynamic teacher who brings mathematics alive her classroom on a daily basis."
"She readily embraces opportunities to collaborate and is open to new ideas and instructional approaches. She has a positive demeanor and brings an infectious energy to her work."
Jody Bisgrove
Level III Field Experience Mentor Teacher
"Her lesson plans were well thought out and strong content-wise. She was thorough in her preparation and knew what her students were to learn. She took constructive criticism to make her lesson better quite well."
"Any time I asked her to do something last minute she always said yes. That she was game to do it. That’s a good quality in a teacher. "
Megan Balong
Level II and III Field Experience Coordinator
"She is insightful, demands excellence of herself, collaborates effectively with others, and is an empathetic educator."
"It was evident that she cared for and connected with students. This was a priority for her. She has a powerful combination of an extremely solid work ethic, better than typical understanding of learning theory and lesson design, and compassion."
Daphne Schuchart
Level I Field Experience Coordinator
"I believe that Ms. Bachmeier will be a definite asset to any classroom, especially as she adds to her content knowledge and grows in self-confidence. Her love of mathematics, her enthusiasm for working with young people and inspiring them to think, and her thoughtful disposition are all qualities that should make her an excellent teacher."