My dream

Emily Tuckett's career can be defined in one word: Tenacity.

When Emily first began teaching, she wasn't very good.  Though she worked the hardest she had ever had in her entire life, she still lost her position.  But she didn't give up.  In a career defining moment, she went back to school, and got an early childhood endorsement.  She then worked her way up through different school jobs to gain as much experience as possible, using each open door as a study in classroom management. She's been a HS SPED tutor, Title 1 specialist, Classroom aide, Crossing Guard, and even a Lunch Lady.  Finally, after 18 months, she was given a chance at a classroom again.   Kindergarten Full Day--oh joy!  But she still wasn't good enough, and wasn't reemployed.
Emily moved to Laughlin/Bullhead area and had a successful year teaching full day Kindergarten there.   She experienced true cohesive teamwork and data driven instruction and the oven-like heat that comes with the High Desert.  Come the end of the year,  Emily was offered her position at Diamondback Elementary again!  Sadly, her husband had been unable to find work, and she desperately missed her family.  The choice was made to return to Utah.
Athenian eAcademy in Nephi is a mixed grade school very much like "Little House on the Prairie" but with Internet.  Teaching 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades simultaneously, Emily thrived!  She became head teacher at her tiny campus, and EYE (Entry Year Enhancement) Coordinator for her entire charter. In those five happy years, Emily taught students who didn't fit in traditional schools, had been bullied, were grades behind or ahead in different subjects, and even students who had never been successful in school EVER.  
Tragically, danger lurked in the grass.  COVID happened.  The CFO of the company was discovered to be laundering money from the charter.  Teacher salaries were slashed and AeA moved to hourly teachers.  Emily lost her job.  
Tenacity.  Resilience.  Emily didn't quit!  She got a placement at Sunset View Elementary in Provo.  Go Dragons!  Teaching in a Post COVID setting was challenging, and unforgettable but enrollment numbers in Provo City School District dropped and 30 teachers were let go from the district.  Emily was the last teacher in, and had to be the first teacher out.
Remember that tenacity?  That "Bulldog who sinks his teeth in" kind of spirit Emily had?  She began taking science classes and working toward her dream job teaching SCIENCE!  Classes started, and Emily began applying for jobs.  One hundred applications later, Emily was hired at Walden School of Liberal Arts in the Provo Riverwoods teaching 7-8th grade science.
Emily flourished  in the classroom and taught in a very hands on way.  Her students panned for gold to learn about density.  They made chocolate rocks to understand the rock cycle. Bungee Barbie, rocket cars, edible cell diagrams!  What a romp!  And the students?  They learned and they loved it.  

In her second year at Walden, just days before Christmas vacation, Emily made a mistake.  She gave up on a student.  This teacher, known for her tenacity, her grit, her ability to reach hard to reach students... asked a group of boys to calm their behavior down for just a few more days. Then they would be done with her class and Christmas break would be done.  One boy felt betrayed.
The next day, she touched one of those boys on the shoulder and asked him to stop messing with the projector.  He went to his Parents.  They went to the Principal. She got fired two weeks before Christmas.
Could it sound any more like the beginning sequence of a Hallmark movie?

Tenacity:  She got a job subbing with EDUStaff and Tutoring Online with Tutored by Teachers in February.  She's been there ever since.  Tuckett Teaching was born!

• "What I found to be one of Emily’s best assets is her exceptional ability to develop relationships with the students and staff. She has proven to be able to analyze student data and provide extra instructional support based on the individual student assessments. Her creativity and innovativeness are areas of expertise that are shown through her teaching."  --Heather Clinton Principal/Assessment Director at Athenian eAcademy
• "Emily Tuckett has the determination, confidence and drive making her a very good educator." -- Chris Chilcoat Principa Sunset View Elementary
• "She has a tremendous strength when it comes to finding hands on and engaging activities tied to the Utah State Core.  These activities aren’t just fun, but educational as well which is supported by the strong student academic scores students produce in her class." ---Kami Alvarez Anderson Academic Director of Athenian eAcademy

• "Emily Tuckett has been an outstanding teacher for my daughter, she is the kind of teacher that motivates her students to be better and to work hard. She spent a lot of time and effort coming up with creative ways to motivate her students to the extent my daughter couldn’t wait to go to school. She has a passion for teaching that I haven’t seen in a long time. "--Luz M. Warner
• "During the short period of time in Mrs. Tuckett’s class my daughter was able to repair many of her missing educations gaps/deficits and changed her view of her ability to perform and engage in school settings." --Clint Banks, LCSW
• "Mrs. Tuckett is an intelligent, enthusiastic, and creative person. We were happy to have her on campus due to her enthusiasm and love of literature."  "Our campus has greatly benefited from her creative teaching methods in the areas of Science and History as well. She did a brilliant job of bringing those subjects to life for the children in her classroom through reenacting and hands on experiences."  ---Whitney Wall

• "I have loved learning math this year in your class. You challenged me and gave me harder and harder work.  No other teacher has <done that>.  Pressely, 6th grade
• "I love reading and you made it so fun.  You made me love it even more. Which I didn't think was possible. Thank you"--Pressely 6th grade

• Full Day Kindergarten (2 years)
• 1st grade (Substitute)
• 2nd grade (Creekview, 1/2 year)
• 3rd grade (Sunset View, 1 year)
• 4th-8th Mixed grade (Athenian eAcademy 4 years)
• 7-8th Science (Walden School of Liberal Arts, 1.5 years)
• General Subsitute Teaching
• General Tutoring K-9th grade and 10-12 grade ACT/SAT
• Scholarship Coaching grades 9-12 

Emily has focused her career on individualizing learning for each student.  She finds the holes in a student's knowledge and skills and differentiates learning to fit that unique student.

• Donor's Choose Teacher Ambassador
• EYE (Entry Year Enchancement) Coordinator
• Title 1 Reading Specialist
• Lunch Lady
• Gear Up College Scholarship Tutor