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Hi everyone! My name is Deanna and I am very excited to learn with you this semester! I am currently a teaching assistant in a K-2 self-contained classroom.

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In 2019, I graduated from Benedictine University with my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Special Education. This is also my second year at Elmhurst University. I am currently working on my Master's Degree in Teacher Leadership and an ESL endorsement. I will also complete my Technology Specialist endorsement very soon!

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I am an only child and I live in Glen Ellyn with my parents. We also have three rescue dogs: Pasqualie, Winnie, and Ozzie.

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One of my goals is to become more tech savvy and learn new tools to engage students in a lesson. I want to give my students the best technology resources and tools so they can build their own technology toolboxes. With the way technology is today, all students will need to have some background knowledge about different tools.

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One of my main interests is to take my dogs out for training sessions and going on walks with them. Besides my dogs, I love hockey and I am a St. Louis Blues fan (My family roots for the Blackhawks, so they call me the Blue sheep of the family)! I also enjoy movies (comedies and scary movies are my favorite), listening to music (I listen to pretty much every kind of music out there), and I also love to bake!

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I am mainly a hands-on person and need to have visuals when learning something new. I rather have paper to read off of rather than a computer screen. With today's technology, I need to become more fluent with technology.

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I am currently a teaching assistant in a K-2 self-contained classroom. My goal is to one day become a Learning Resource Director of some kind to provide students with technology information and to help teachers engage their students.

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One of my favorite trips that I have taken in the past is to New Orleans. I was able to build a library for my classroom with the children's books and history facts that New Orleans has to offer. I love to learn facts about places that I visit. This experience has made me realize that in different states, there is a different culture. Now wherever I go, I try to pick up a few books to show students the different cultures around the United States.