I am really eager to get back in the classroom as a teacher! Currently I am a SPED Instructional Assistant (at Inza R. Wood Middle School in Wilsonville, OR) while I'm working towards earning my MSEd:Information Technology degree. Without a masters degree, I have reached a roadblock in my career!
While I have a license to teach Basic Math at the high school level, I am looking to add the middle level endorsement in hopes of opening new doors. In fact, I'll be on campus at Western Oregon University taking a test, the ORELA, next weekend. After I pass this test, I will be able to teach middle school/junior high as well as high school level math.
Once I obtain a full-time teaching position, I plan to incorporate technology into my math class. I'm eager to work with a Smartboard (or other interactive board), but I'd be happy with a Document Cam-- although I'm not opposed to an old-school overhead projector! My main goal is to enhance learning, motivate students, and ignite a desire to learn mathematics. I want more students to see how fun math can be!
My So-Called Bucket List:
- Experience child-birth (start a family)
- Buy a house
- Travel to Europe (Germany, Italy, France... I've already been to Ireland!)
- Go skydiving/hang-gliding
- Travel to all 50 states
- Buy a new car
- Add Advanced Math endorsement to my teaching license
- Be a Photographer for a hobby
- Travel to a Rain Forest (more than likely the one in WA, not the Amazon)
- Be an accomplished teacher-- maybe nominated for Teacher of the Year Award
- Make a difference in the lives of those I'm around
- Go scubadiving
- Do wild, crazy activities that are dangerous, but worth it!
A kind of sappy goal of mine is... to love my husband more than yesterday, but not as much as tomorrow, to keep building a solid foundation in our marriage where close communication with each other and the Lord is key.
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