Be the Teacher Your Students Remember - Teaching is a Royal Adventure
It was only during my first year teaching that I realized I wanted to start a blog to share my creativity and adventures in the classroom. Not long after my first year teaching I jumped into the deep and launched Teaching is a Royal Adventure. I had a strong desire to do more in the teaching profession, so I began utilizing my creativity and love of helping others by creating and selling digital teaching materials online and sharing my ideas with other educators around the world.
I’ve spent the last seven years using my time both in and out of the classroom to equip teachers just like me, to teach every child, no matter their level or learning style. The response to my resources still blows my mind on a daily basis.
It quickly became bigger than just resources.
My love for teaching actually started when I was still in high school. In fact, some of my best teachers were students with special needs. I absolutely fell in love with helping them find unique ways to explore learning.
I've worked with people with disabilities for over 10 years from pre-school to young adults and I've taught 7 years in both a self-contain and inclusion setting.
I’m so thankful that God has given me the passion to teach, and I feel very blessed to be able to do what I LOVE to do every day! I am so thankful for my students. They inspire me in so many ways by helping me be a more patient and loving person. They motivate me to become a better teacher and encourage me to appreciate the simple and most precious gifts in life. Every day is very rewarding, and my students truly make Teaching A Royal Adventure!
First, I wanted to share you a little bit about me and my journey in education.
Lawren
Even though my career looks drastically different than I thought it would initially, I am so grateful God often works in ways we would have never pursued on our own because getting to know thousands of great teachers all over the world is incredibly rewarding.
And here’s the coolest part: this community isn’t just for me; it’s for us.
Thank you so much for stopping by and learning a little more about Teaching is a Royal Adventure.
In Him and For You,
So T.I.A.R.A. is my full-time classroom now -
Lawren Christianson is the founder, author, and curriculum designer of Teaching is a Royal Adventure, Inc. (T.I.A.R.A.) She attended Middle Tennessee State University where she received her undergraduate degree in Special Education, and her severe-profound/multiple disabilities comprehensive credential. Lawren has taught individuals with special needs from preschool to young adults in public school, church, and healthcare settings for 12 years.
Founder
Lawren Christianson
Lisa Camino Rowell has spent more than 20 years in early childhood education. She’s written for well-known brands, such as Kindermusik International, Reading Rainbow, Babies R Us, Crayola, KinderCare, and Pampers. Lisa loves writing for the Teaching Is a Royal Adventure blog because she considers it her life’s best work whenever she creates content that supports the role of parents as a child’s first and best teacher or provides tools that help early childhood educators excel in the classroom.
EARLY CHILDHOOD WRITER
LISA ROWELL
Kiana Hines is a licensed and certified Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist. Kiana has worked with individuals across the lifespan. She completed her clinical fellowship in the schools, where she worked at a Title I school that contained a large English Learning population. It was while working with these students she became more passionate about the field and desired to support both the students and families. Kiana enjoys creating multilingual activities that bilingual families can complete at home with their children as well as promoting language development through literacy. In addition, she has also worked in a private practice and as a teletherapist. Kiana completed both her Bachelor’s in Communication Sciences and Disorders and Master’s in Speech Language Pathology at the University of Georgia. Nothing brings Kiana more joy than encouraging and collaborating with families to ensure that each child receives the support he or she needs.
Bilingual Speech Language Pathologist
Kiana Hines
Meet the blog team!
Amanda Brady is an elementary self contained special education teacher at a title 1 school. She teaches for a program designed for children with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges that impede their ability to learn and benefit from the educational curriculum. She loves writing articles to support teachers with behavior management, classroom management, and social emotional learning. She attended University of the Pacific where she received her undergraduate degree in Liberal Studies, her graduate degree in Special Education, and her mild to moderate special education credential.
SPEcial education teacher
Amanda Brady
Autumn Enloe is a registered dietitian, recipe developer and writer from Minnesota. As a mom to two little ones, and former pediatric dietitian, she loves educating other parents on simple healthy habits and nutrition to benefit the whole family. She’s excited and honored to provide nutrition content and recipes to the Teaching is a Royal Adventure community.
Autumn provides remote nutrition coaching and frequently posts free nutrition content and recipes on her blog, Facebook and Instagram. In her free time she enjoys chasing around her two little ones, laughing with her husband, trying out new recipes in the kitchen, and practicing yoga.
REGISTERED DIETITIAN & RECIPE DEVELOPER & WRITER
AUTUMN ENLOE, MS, RD, LD, CLT
Katie Schuknecht is a teacher turned writer and mom to one wild toddler. She taught reading and science in fourth grade before moving to work as a primary reading interventionist for several years. Katie received her undergraduate degree in elementary education and her graduate degree in Literacy, both from Western Kentucky University. She loves teaching reading because of the doors it opens to the world around us.
Elementary Education
Katie Schuknecht
Dr. Kayla Hartt is an occupational therapist, writer, and educator. She spends about half of her time working directly with young kids in her private practice, and the other half writing, creating, and collaborating. Kayla has a passion for educating parents and teachers on best practices in pediatric occupational therapy. Special areas of interest include sensory processing, fine motor development, handwriting, interdisciplinary collaboration and burnout prevention. Kayla lives in Maine with her husband and two-year-old daughter.
Occupational therapist
Kayla Hartt, OTD, OTR/L
Autumn Enloe is a registered dietitian, recipe developer and writer from Minnesota. As a mom to two little ones, and former pediatric dietitian, she loves educating other parents on simple healthy habits and nutrition to benefit the whole family. She’s excited and honored to provide nutrition content and recipes to the Teaching is a Royal Adventure community.
Autumn provides remote nutrition coaching and frequently posts free nutrition content and recipes on her blog, Facebook and Instagram. In her free time she enjoys chasing around her two little ones, laughing with her husband, trying out new recipes in the kitchen, and practicing yoga.
REGISTERED DIETITIAN & RECIPE DEVELOPER & WRITER
AUTUMN ENLOE, MS, RD, LD, CLT
Katie Schuknecht is a teacher turned writer and mom to one wild toddler. She taught reading and science in fourth grade before moving to work as a primary reading interventionist for several years. Katie received her undergraduate degree in elementary education and her graduate degree in Literacy, both from Western Kentucky University. She loves teaching reading because of the doors it opens to the world around us.
Elementary Education
Katie Schuknecht
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