This is my 17th year of teaching and each year is even more exciting than the last. I love working with students and inspiring them to go above and beyond my expectations. This is a project/design based classroom and we use technology to enhance our curriculum. I try to give each student my best effort so they will do the same.

Favorite Educational Quote

"Education cannot be compared to filling up an empty pot, but rather to...lighting a fire. The proper test of an education is whether it teaches the pupil to think and whether it awakens his interest in applying his brain to the various problems and opportunities life presents." by Geoffrey Browther

Mrs. Garner on the Teacher's Role in a Technology-rich Classroom

Using technology in the classroom does not diminish the role of the teacher. The teacher becomes the human voice of encouragement, the human face of approval, and the human heart of devotion.

Personal Information

Cheri was raised in Storrs, Connecticut. She attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and graduated with a degree in Elementary Education. She taught nine years in Utah in grades 4-6. Cheri lives in Las Vegas with her husband and four of her eleven children. She has three granddaughters. She teaches 5th grade at The Alexander Dawson School and teaches online classes for teachers. She completed her master's degree in technology education with Lesley University.