The Third Grade Experience

I am a proud graduate of The University of North Carolina at Wilmington earning my B.A. in Elementary Education. I have known since I was a child that my career would involve working with children. I am very passionate about making a lasting impact on my students lives and helping them to succeed and grow in all that they do. I have come to find that each student makes an impact on you, just as you do on them. This too is why I chose the teaching profession. 

In my free time, I enjoy spending time outdoors on the water with family and friends and traveling and exploring new places. I am excited to be teaching at Tiller School. I intend to bring a positive attitude, a smiling face and motivation to my students. Children are inspired and learn best in a positive, social environment.  I believe this is a special attribute of our school. Our sense of community, and nurturing environment allows for strong relationships to be made and provides extra love and support to students. I want to make sure my students come to school feeling excited and lucky to call Tiller their school.  I am so excited to begin building relationships with the faculty and staff at Tiller and most importantly all students and families. I am so honored to be a part of this family. 

My name is Ms. Gillian (Gillian Rose) and I am so excited to be teaching 3rd-grade math and science at Tiller School! Over the summer, I have had the wonderful experience of teaching SOAR here at Tiller. We have had an absolute blast! I already absolutely love being a part of the Tiller family. In May, I graduated from East Carolina University (Go Pirates!) with a Bachelors in Elementary Education and a Concentration in Reading. In the fall, I will be continuing my education at East Carolina University to pursue my Masters in Reading Education and Masters in AIG Education. 

I love learning and I am looking forward to continuing my education and learning more ways to better support my students and all students at Tiller School. While I was attending ECU, I worked for 3.5 years as a Teacher Assistant and Bus Driver for Carteret and Craven County Schools. I absolutely loved my time as a Teacher Assistant and gained so much valuable knowledge and experience through working while completing my degree. I believe students learn best through hands-on, engaging, and active learning. I strive to incorporate this into my classroom every day! I love doing creative activities, STEAM labs, hands-on experiments, arts and crafts, and so much more! Learning is messy and in my classroom, we make a mess (an educational mess, of course!). 

Outside of school, I love spending time with my family and pets! I am an animal lover and have 4 cats, 2 dogs, and 3 saltwater fish. My dog Banks, who is a Puggle, is my sidekick and is always with me when I am not at school! I love to spend time at the beach, pool, or out on the boat. Whichever place I find myself, I always have a good book in hand. I LOVE to read and could not begin to tell you how many books I own! My favorite books of all time are the Harry Potter series, although you will most often find me with a historical fiction novel! Just like in the classroom, I love being crafty at home, creating on my cameo machine, or coming up with new experiments and crafts for my students! Teaching and inspiring students is my passion and I am so excited to be a part of Tiller School!