Welcome to CMS West and thank you for visiting my webpage! I'm looking forward to the 2020-21 school year and its unique challenges and opportunities!! This year, more than ever before, I believe that we need to work together as partners, so I hope that you will join me and embrace the philosophy that we are #StrongerTogether.

This will be my 24th year in education and my 19th year at West, where I have taught 7th and 8th grade Language Arts for the last seventeen. A lot has changed over those years, but one fact remains true: my goal for every learner is to help them succeed. Although "success" looks different for each learner, I look forward to figuring out what that means for them and guiding them along the way.

We will develop valuable life-long skills as we read and write extensively. Throughout the year, we will explore the many purposes of writing and use them for analysis and self-expression. Along the way, we will read together and independently, for academics and for pleasure!

Please visit Schoology to access all my updates, class activities, learning experiences, and a calendar of important dates.

• Bachelor of Arts (1992)
• Master of Education (2002)
• ESL Certification
• G/T Endorsement

• showell@coppellisd.com (email - preferred method)

• 214.496.8600 (front office phone)

Thursday 7:30 - 8:00 a.m.

(and by appointment)