Courtney Alleborn
Courtney Alleborn is a lifelong learner.
A magna cum laude graduate of Stonehill
College in Boston, Massachusetts,
Courtney majored in both Elementary
Education and the Spanish Language. Her
high academic standings allowed her to
travel to Zaragoza, Spain for independent
study and teaching the English Language
to middle and high school students.
While there, Courtney developed the English Language Curriculum for the
school, Sagrado Corazon de Jesus, along with all lesson plans and homework for
multiple grade levels. In 2007 Courtney moved to Wilmington, North Carolina
and began teaching Second Grade at Anderson Elementary School. While
teaching full-time, she also began her Master’s Degree program at UNCW in
Language and Literacy. As a graduate student at the Watson College of
Education, Courtney was selected to travel to South Africa in 2009 to Port
Elizabeth’s varying educational systems. She presented her Postcard Project
unit at the 2011 North Carolina Reading Association’s Conference in Raleigh.
Upon completion of her Master’s Degree, Courtney moved outside of the
general education classroom and became Anderson Elementary’s
Interventionist and RTI/MTSS Coordinator, her current position. Courtney is
also the Site Coordinator for UNCW Student Interns and Field Experience
Students, a Lead Mentor for Beginning Teachers, and was voted Teacher of the
Year for the 2014-15 School Year. Courtney Alleborn was recently selected to
be one of Watson College of Education’s 2015-18 Master Teachers and she is
honored to be included amongst such an esteemed group of educators.