Karen Harris is a graduate of Upperman High. She received her B. S. in Business Management: Information Systems from Tennessee Tech University and is certified in Early Childhood Education. She worked at TRW and Averitt Express before returning to TTU to get her Masters in Early Childhood Education. She has two sons… Corey (17) and Nicholas (11). Ms. Karen is currently a kindergarten teacher at Cane Creek Elementary. She can be reached at harrisk10@k12tn.net. Ms. Karen believes that children learn best when they are actively involved. Sensory, hands-on experiences make learning fun. She also believes that collaboration with students and families can create the best environment for children to learn and be successful.