Name: Valerie Walker

Position: 4th Grade ELA Teacher

Hometown: Spartanburg, SC

How many years you've been teaching: 20

College or University and Undergraduate Degree: Converse College

Graduate Degree/Additional Education: Elementary Education

Favorite Book: The Jungle Book

What inspires you in the classroom? I'm inspired in the classroom when students show interest in learning and have "light bulb" moments which trigger their motivation to independently expand on or create with their new-found knowledge!