Middle School - Language Arts
Florida Virtual School

The path to a teaching career was always clearly illuminated for Heather Berry.  Her interest in helping youngsters led to choosing elementary education as her college major.  Her first student teaching internship confirmed the correctness of her choice.  She always had a passion to help.  And teaching was clearly the way to do it.

The choice to teach language arts was also clear.  Much of Ms. Berry’s quiet time is spent with a good book.  Reading about the hopes and challenges of real or fictional characters provides an opportunity to encounter different people, places, and times.  In Ms. Berry’s classes, students are also given the same opportunities to see the world through the eyes of others.

In addition to her position on the Florida Virtual School faculty, Ms. Berry also serves as the testing coordinator at Kathleen Senior High School in Polk County, Florida.  During the 2006-2007 school year, she was chosen as her school’s Teacher of the Year.   Ms. Berry has also taught at Churchwell Elementary, where she was a grade level teacher and a math resource teacher.  At R. Bruce Wagner Elementary she taught fifth grade.

Ms. Berry’s decision to join the FLVS faculty was partially prompted by her success with numerous computer programs.  She recognized that effectively used technology can make high quality instruction more readily available to all students.  She also appreciates the opportunity to work one-on-one with her online students in a student-centered learning environment.

Ms. Berry earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from the University of South Florida.  She is especially proud of her one-year-old Yorkie named Bosley who has won her heart.