My Unique Approach to Education

“I believe in the importance of offering multiple ways for students to learn, including but not limited to: technology tools, synchronous options, asynchronous options, hybrid options, group learning, team-based learning, technology and writing, portfolios, including Bloom’s Taxonomy as a baseline for instruction. Therefore, using the hybrid model, teaching with technology engages students with various kinds of stimuli involved in activity-based learning. Technology makes the material more interesting. It makes students and teachers more media literate.

I utilize the Instructional Conversation as a basis for all teaching methods. It assumes that the student has something to say beyond the known answers in the head of the adult. I believe in the importance of engaging in conversation as a teaching method which reveals the knowledge, skills, and values – the culture – of my students. This method ensures that all students are included in the conversation according to their preferences, are listened to carefully to assess levels of students’ understanding, assisting students’ learning throughout the conversation by questioning, restating, praising, and encouraging.”

– Dr. Carla Moffitt

Through the years, I’ve had the opportunity to experience various types of work settings, including 30 years in public education, 12 years of private practice, and 6 years of teaching at Amberton University. I have experience in both elementary and secondary levels of teaching and counseling in public education, serving in many leadership capacities for my district. Additionally, I have spent the past 12 years working in my LPC-S in private practice, obtaining a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Texas A&M University – Commerce, and working as an Associate Professor and Director of School Counseling for Amberton.

My husband and I enjoy trips to visit our son and daughter-in-law in Oregon and spending time in activities with our family – including three teenage grandkids, in our hometown. We are active in our church and often participate in community events. In addition, we enjoy traveling, and I lead a local monthly Book Club, which is another of my passions.

I am blessed to be a part of Amberton University.