An Introduction for Bonnie Amundson
Where I Come From:
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Born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota
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Youngest of seven children
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In high school I was accepted into
a job program for under privileged youths to work with students in summer
school
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That began my interest in teaching
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Attended Gustavus Adolphus College
Where I Have Been
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Relocated to Atlanta, Georgia with
my husband (1994-1998)
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Relocated again to Cambridge, Massachusetts
(1998-2000) so that my husband could attend the MIT Business School
Where I Am Now
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Settling down in Austin, Texas and
here to stay
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Arrived August 2000
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Prepared to teach a classroom in grades
1-4
Training
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Power Point
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Creating Simple Web Pages
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Netscape
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Spreadsheets and Databases
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Slideshows
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Enrolled in Eteach
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Ancient River Civilizations
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The Joy of Teaching
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Art and Music for Assistants
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Motivating Underachievers
Old Fashioned Work Ethics
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Responsible
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Dependable
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On time
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Never sick
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Flexible
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Enthusiastic
My Teaching Philosophy
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Each child can learn
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My job is to find a way(s) to reach
each child through visual, auditory, or hands on experiences
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Create a safe and positive environment
where self esteem is high in each child
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Create realistic goals and expectations
for each student
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"Catch Them Being Good" behavior management
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Role model acceptable behavior
My Goal
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To be teaching in a first, second,
third, or fourth grade class beginning in the 2001-2002 school year
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