K-6 Teachers
Fully licensed teachers who specialize in online instruction.
Mrs. Williams is currently the Kindergarten teacher for Weber Online K-12 in Weber School District. Mrs. Williams’ professional path started in accounting and working in the office of her family business. She received her degree from Weber State University. However, Mrs. Williams has always had a love of children and learning, so she switched paths and started her teaching journey fifteen years ago with children’s musical theater. She taught in an after-school program with children across Box Elder, Weber, and Davis District ages 4-16.
Her love for teaching grew, and she decided to change her accounting degree for a teaching degree. She earned her teaching degree from Westerns University, teaching her students that it is never too late to start something new. Mrs. Williams joined the staff at Davinci Elementary in Ogden for three years, teaching their elementary theater program for K-6 grades. She was also a math and reading intervention teacher for 1-6 grade during that time. Over the years she has had the privilege to work with kids of all ages and abilities.
Mrs. Williams is now happy to be starting the new adventure of online elementary with Weber Online K-12. She finds joy in spending her days inventing new ways to make kindergarten fun and engaging. Her favorite part of teaching is helping her students discover the joy of learning, and helping her students to have the knowledge that they can accomplish anything they set their minds to.
Ms. Dunn is the 1st-grade teacher for Weber Online. She grew up in Boise, Idaho, with her family of seven. Something interesting about her is that she is a quadruplet. It is so fun to have three other siblings that are her same age! She loves traveling and spending time with her family. Additionally, she loves the outdoors and enjoys going hiking and running. She graduated from Brigham Young University-Idaho with her degree in Elementary Education, with an emphasis in Language Arts. Previously to her position as a teacher for Weber Online, she taught Chinese students English. She is very familiar with Canvas and has worked on that platform for four years. She is excited to help each student become confident in his or her ability to learn.
Mr. Johnny Crenshaw is currently the 2nd-grade teacher for Weber Online K-6 in the Weber
School District. Before becoming a teacher, Mr. Crenshaw was in the United States Air Force for
24 years. During this time he had a variety of responsibilities to include: supervisor,
superintendent, education and training manager, and finally Career Advisor where he
discovered his love of teaching. Mr. Crenshaw retired from the United States Air Force and
promptly started the Teacher Education program at Weber State University. Upon graduation,
Mr. Crenshaw joined the outstanding team of educators at Weber Online K-6.
Ms. Michelle Grooms is the 3rd grade teacher at Weber Online K-12. She has recently earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education with a minor in English Education from Brigham Young University-Idaho.
Ms. Grooms grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma and has a deep passion for reading, writing, and chocolate. She plays piano, dabbles in flute, and loves nothing more than spending an evening with ingredients and a new cookbook.
Kelly Wallace is currently the 4th-grade teacher at Weber Online K-6. She began her teaching career after receiving her B.S. in Elementary Education from Weber State University. Mrs. Wallace taught 4th grade at Heritage Elementary in the Ogden School District. While at Heritage, she received the Excellence in Teaching Award as well earning her ELL and Reading endorsements.
Mrs. Wallace then went on to earn her M. Ed in Administration and Supervision from Western Governors University while still teaching at Heritage. This afforded her the opportunity to experience an internship at Mound Fort Jr. High where she was the Dean of Students.
After several years in Ogden School District, Mrs. Wallace accepted a position in Weber School District, working at Riverdale Elementary for several years prior to accepting her current position. She is happy and excited to have the opportunity to use her talents and experience to work with great online students, guiding them to academic success.
Mr. Ethan Willie is currently the fifth-grade teacher for Weber Online K-6 in Weber School District. Prior to becoming a teacher, he spent four years as a Math and Reading tutor with America Reads working with all grades from kindergarten through sixth-grade. It was through tutoring that Mr. Willie discovered his love for teaching elementary and switched his major to elementary education. Mr. Willie now feels very excited to be apart of Weber Online K-6 and work with the amazing teachers and students there.
Hey everyone! This is my 5th year being a teacher and I LOVE it. I started out as a 5th-Grade teacher at Plain City Elementary and from there moved to 6th-Grade at Plain City. After two years of teaching 6th, I moved schools up to Tremonton, UT, and taught 7th-Grade math. After a year of 7th-grade in Tremonton, I moved back to the Weber School District to teach 4th-grade. Most recently, I joined the awesome Weber Online team to teach 6th-grade.
I LOVE teaching. I guess you could say that it is a family business. My dad was an educator for 31 years here in the Weber School District. My sister is also a teacher and has taught various grades and at various schools. My wife also does online teaching from home. So yeah, teach, teach, teach is my life.
I have A LOT of schooling... I graduated from Bear River High School in Tremonton in 2010 (GO BEARS). Although, all of my older siblings went to Fremont High School (GO SILVERWOLVES). I received my bachelor's from Dixie State University in Elementary Education. I received my master's degree from Boise State University in Educational Technology. I am currently getting another graduate degree in School Administration from Southern Utah University.
I have THREE beautiful daughters. Everlee (4), Lennyn (3), and Quinn (9 months). My wife's name is Jenilee; she's my high school sweetheart and awesome! Oh, and I have a dog... he's kind of crazy but his name is Ricky.
Dr. Jennifer Boyer-Thurgood is currently the principal of Weber Online K-12 in Weber School District. Dr. Boyer-Thurgood began her career as an elementary school teacher in Weber School District where she taught sixth, fourth, and third grades over the course of ten years. During this time she also worked as Curriculum and Technology Integration Specialist training teachers and administrators on educational technologies and directing a summer conference focused on classroom technologies.
Dr. Boyer-Thurgood then spent 5 years as a graduate research assistant and instructor at Utah State University. There she enjoyed teaching math methods courses, supervising student teachers, being involved in many mathematics education research projects, presenting at national and international conferences, developing and providing mathematics professional development, and developing USU’s online elementary mathematics endorsement program. After returning to Weber School District Dr. Boyer-Thurgood spent almost 3 years as a Curriculum Specialist overseeing elementary math, dual language immersion, and gifted and talented programs for the district. She feels extremely lucky to now work with the amazing teachers and students of Weber Online K-12.
When Dr. Boyer-Thurgood is not working with students and teachers she is spending time with her husband and five children, ages 4 to 17! She loves sports, traveling, camping, archery, riding horses, and really anything that involves her family. Principal Thurgood is also an avid reader and loves to sing.