Portrait of Jodi Cross

Contact Jodi

Apple Teacher

Years in Education

  • 15 years

Years with Yorkshire Academy

  • 8th year at YA!

Educational Background

  • M. Ed. from Houston Baptist University
  • B.A. from the University of Houston, PK-8 certification
  • Special Education Certification
  • ESL Certification
  • GT Certification

Awards/Specialized Training/Inservice Specialities

  • Apple Teacher Certification
  • Genius Hour training
  • Spring Forest Middle School Teacher of the Year 2010-2011
  • ActivBoard training
  • Reading and writing across the curriculum (Cris Tovani, John O’Flahaven)
  • Brain Based Learning (Eric Jensen)
  • Seesaw Ambassador
  • Texas Computer Education Training
  • Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teachers Training

Special Interests

  • Cooking, reading, spending time with my family

Fun Facts

  • I have three amazing children:  A 21-year old son and a 15-year old son, both YA graduates.  I also have a 7-year old daughter who will be in 2nd Grade at YA.