I've been teaching for 19 years. I taught 1st grade for four years before moving to Kindergarten. I've found "home" in Kindergarten for the past fifteen years.
My classroom is very hands-on! I use learning centers and literacy centers focusing on weekly themes for a large portion of my instructional time. Technology plays a large part in the learning in my classroom also. We added ten iPad minis to our classroom recently through Donors Choose projects and will be adding fifteen more in the fall due to a district-wide bond. I can't wait to implement one-to-one technology in the classroom!
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I graduated from Western Michigan University with an Elementary Education degree and endorsements in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Language Arts, Math, and Science. I also received my Master's degree from Western in Elementary Education. I'm currently working on a second Master's in Educational Technology.
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PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
English Language Arts, Reading, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Numbers, Science, Biology, Other (Science), Social Studies, Government, Arts & Music, Music, Health, Other (ELA), Life Skills, Literature, General Science, Short Stories, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Halloween, Winter, Valentine's Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Earth Day, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Phonics