NAME:
Joan W. Phillips
SCHOOL:
Surfside Middle School
CLASS:
7th grade Pre-AP/Advanced Language Arts & 6-8 Academics Academics/Gifted
SCHOOL PHONE:
850-233-5180
Middle School Intergrated Curriculum (5-9)
Gifted Endorsement
#1 in FCAT reading scores for SMS 2011
BS of Education from Tift College of Mercer University
Masters Program for Gifted Education /University of South Florida in
progress.
Others schools attended: University of Tennessee, Clayton State, Gordon
College
Teacher of the Year 1994 and 1996 at Taylor Street Middle School,
Griffin,Georgia
2004 WalMart TEACHER of the YEAR for store #818, Panama City Beach, Florida
Teaching Experience: 29 years of experience
Griffin-Spalding Jr. High, Unit I, Griffin, GA - 1984 to 1987
Taylor Street Middle School, Griffin, GA - 1987 to 2000
Surfside Middle School, Panama City Beach, FL - 2000 to present
National Boards Canidate for 2006
Interests:
Art
Journalism
Marine Ecology
Odysessy of the Mind (2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/2005, 2005/2006,
2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011,2011/12
"I teach up, not down."
My mission is to foster an atmoshpere of academic success that will lead to
critical thinking skills for life.
My favorite qoute about literature is the following:
“Surely, of all the arts literature is the most immediately implicated with
life itself. The very medium through which the author shapes the text ---
language --- is grounded in the shared lives of human beings. Language is
the bloodstream of a common culture, a common history.” --- Louise Robenbatt
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On a personal note, I love reading and art. I have an interest in marine
ecology, scuba, and snorkeling. On an artistic note, I am the creator
of "Book Jewels".
I HAVE BEEN IN PCB AND AT SMS SINCE 2000. This is where I chose to live
and teach.
I am here for my students.
cell # 850-832-6017
P.S. I am the QUEEN (OF MY ROOM AT LEAST)... AND VARIOUS OTHERS..ODYSSEY,
ART, Quotes, LITERATURE, GRAMMAR, DRAMA..CATS!
