Where I Come From:

• Born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota
• Youngest of seven children
• In high school I was accepted into a job program for under privileged youths to work with students in summer school
• That began my interest in teaching
• Attended Gustavus Adolphus College

Where I Have Been

• Relocated to Atlanta, Georgia with my husband (1994-1998)
• Relocated again to Cambridge, Massachusetts (1998-2000) so that my husband could attend the MIT Business School

Where I Am Now

• Settling down in Austin, Texas and here to stay
• Arrived August 2000
• Prepared to teach a classroom in grades 1-4

Training

• Power Point
• Creating Simple Web Pages
• Netscape
• Spreadsheets and Databases
• Slideshows
• Enrolled in Eteach
• Ancient River Civilizations
• The Joy of Teaching
• Art and Music for Assistants
• Motivating Underachievers

Old Fashioned Work Ethics

• Responsible
• Dependable
• On time
• Never sick
• Flexible
• Enthusiastic

My Teaching Philosophy

• Each child can learn
• My job is to find a way(s) to reach each child through visual, auditory, or hands on experiences
• Create a safe and positive environment where self esteem is high in each child
• Create realistic goals and expectations for each student
• "Catch Them Being Good" behavior management
• Role model acceptable behavior

My Goal

• To be teaching in a first, second, third, or fourth grade class beginning in the 2001-2002 school year

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