Meet Ms. Devon Barker...
She teaches 6,7,8th grade English
and 8th grade computers at Meadows Valley School. This is her fourth year of teaching at Meadows Valley. She grew up
in Lewiston, Idaho and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1990. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History with
a minor in teaching from the College of Idaho 1994. In 1999 she earned her Masters in Teaching from the University of Idaho
and received her National Board Certification in 2001. Ms Barker’s great passions are teaching and kayaking. She also
enjoys using technology to do video productions, playing Jeopardy, skiing, hockey, rafting, and reading. Her favorite
book is Canyon Door by Kevin Boos.
Her goal is to kayak on all
seven continents. She only has Asia and Antarctica to go! She has kayaked the Nile River in Uganda which she considers
one of the most interesting trips she had ever
taken.. Her favorite countries are New Zealand and Australia! Ms. Barker’s life theme is “Anything worth doing
is worth overdoing”. To her students she wants to inspire and motivate them with these words…
Anything can be achieved with hard work, dedication, and a deep down drive that
says, “I
can do it.” I am excited to be teaching! Here we go...
