karen.conley@arapahoe.edu
303.898.7890

B.A., Adams State College - Education
M.A., UCD - education
Teaching since 2001, at ACC since 2003

Once I got my Master’s degree from UCD, I decided I needed to put it to use doing something I love. My “day job” was, shall we say, less than stimulating. So I came on board at ACC in Summer of 2003 as an adjunct instructor of English 121 and have been teaching 121 and English 122 ever since.

I suppose if I were to put my passion into words, it would be to guide students toward thinking critically for themselves as well as learning to write well. I feel it’s incredibly important in today’s world to look below the surface or between the lines. We are bombarded daily with so much information that it’s easy to be swept away on someone else’s opinion. I’m committed to helping students form their own!

If students come away from my class not only with the skills to write well, but also the confidence to question the world around them, I’ll feel I’ve done my job.