Tammarra Forbes is currently pursuing a M.S in Educati on,
specializing in Children’s Literature and Reading. She
holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Educati on.
She is popularl...mehr sehenTammarra Forbes is currently pursuing a M.S in Educati on,
specializing in Children’s Literature and Reading. She
holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Educati on.
She is popularly known as a "Teacher Cheerleader"
in the teaching profession within the Turks & Caicos
Islands. Tammarra is also a Teacher Resource Specialist,
Professional Teacher Leadership Development Planner,
and Moti vati onal Conference Speaker.
Tammarra believes that teaching should be meaningful, fun, and exciti ng
for teachers as well as students. She also believes that each student should
be equally presented with the opportunity to discover and develop the gift
of reading. She also believes that it is criti cal for children to be able to see
themselves in stories in multi cultural contextualizati on.
In 2008 she became Turks & Caicos fi rst graduate from the Moody Bible
Insti tute of Chicago, Illinois, earning a Bachelors of Arts in Elementary
Educati on and Theological Studies, and is currently serving as an Elementary
school teacher in the Public Schools of the Turks & Caicos Islands.
Tammarra enjoys collecti ng children’s literature, and volunteering in
elementary classrooms. She is a conscienti ous collector of teaching aids,
resources and teacher materials. She is involved with educati onal recycling
programs with other teaching professionals, between the United States
and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
In her spare ti me Tammarra writes and illustrates Children’s Literature in
the context of her nati ve country by capturing and culti vati ng the culture
of the beauti ful people and children of the exquisite Caribbean islands of
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