About Me

I grew up around Georgia, from north to south, from the beach to the city, as well as visiting my grandmother's house in the mountains. I went to high school for two years at South Gwinnett, and finished up at Amarillo High, after my family moved to Amarillo Texas. I returned to Georgia permanently in 1999 and I have taught since then. I have been at Peach County High School since 2000.

Philosophy of Education

Education is like a machete, allowing students to leave the path that they or their family have walked on before.  A teacher is a guide, traveling with the student, teaching them to sharpen their blade so that they can go off of the path wherever they choose.  The teacher also guides the student in other ways, showing them new directions, leading them, and teaching them to make wise choices.  To do this the teacher must know the landscape, the current conditions, other paths and choices, as well as the student.

 

Education:

Georgia College and State University                                                                       
Ed.S. Program: Curriculum and Instruction                                                                       
Spring 2008-Present

Georgia College and State University                                                                                 
M.Ed Foundations and Secondary: Social Studies                                                 
Summer 2006-Fall 2007

Relevant Course Work:
  • Special Topics: Backwards Design and Storytelling for Learning, Summer 2006
  • Lit in the School Program, Summer 2006
  • Teaching Community History, Fall 2006
  • Iden Prob: Socio-Cultural Issues, Spring 2007
  • Differentiating Instruction, Spring 2007
  • Reading Endorsement Program completed May 2008

Hardin-Simmons University                                                                                          Abilene, TX                 
B.B.S. History/Speech Communications/Education                                                     
Fall 1994-Fall 1998

Selected Skills and Accomplishments

  • Completed Reading Endorsement Spring of 2008, developing a directional track for using text and film within the World History classroom
  • Developed a curriculum for the Georgia High School Graduation Test in Social Studies and have taught the class since the summer of 1999.
  • Winner of Big Ideas Grant (Flint Energies), October 2007
  • In the process of writing state curriculum standards for a course in American Culture, that allows students and teachers to direct the focus of the content within the class, as well as use and develop documentary film effectively within the classroom.
  • Received ETS Recognition of Excellence, PRAXIS Social Studies Content Knowledge
  • Teacher of the Month: November  2004, August 2005
  • Maintain quia/classroom and remediation website: www.quia.com/pages/lycettgt.html ; www.quia.com/pages/lycettwh.html ; www.quia.com/pages/lycettwg.html
  • Learning Focus Schools trained
  • Graphic Organizer Instructor, Faculty Summer Retreat 2003
  • InTech Redelivery Certified, taught classes Spring 2002- Fall 2003

 

Professional Organizations:

  • National Council for the Social Studies, since August 2007
  • International Reading Association, since August 2007

 

 

  

last updated 6/12/2008