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I spent fifteen years in the corporate world working as an insurance coordinator. I received my Paralegal Degree in 2003, but only practiced for one year in the field. I decided to trade in my power suits and work in education. I graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2012 from Graceland University.  I am now pursuing my Masters in Education in Technology.

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I taught reading resources to learning disabled and special needs students in 2005.  From 2006 to 2012, I taught long term in all K-5 grade levels until I received my bachelors in education.  I have been teaching 5th grade ever since.  Last year I had the opportunity to virtually students from three different elementary schools  from home. It was challenging endeavor, but also rewarding.

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My expectations is that I am able to take away many ideas and concepts that I can incorporate into my daily classroom learning. Last year, I feel like I was thrown in the deep end of virtual school and often told to just figure it out. Every year, there is a new website or a new technology that is introduced surface level, but I never have an opportunity for a deeper understanding or mastery of working in the digital content. I am looking forward to becoming a better educator after taking your class.

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I am a single empty nester and I embarked on my first ever solo vacation to Fort Lauderdale Florida this past spring. It was terrifying and liberating! It was my first time being on an airplane since 1994. Taking a solo vacation helped to increase my self confidence and it allowed me discover a part of myself that I hid away for years. I am hoping to tour the UK and Spain by 2023. Egypt is also on my bucket list.

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During the school year, technology is my life 24/7.  I wake up in the morning to check school emails, I receive 30 to 40 emails during my work day, then I come home to create digital assignments and visible learning for the content that I am teaching.

Before I leave the parking lot of my school, I am checking Facebook. I listen to Youtube videos on the drive home, then stream TV shows that I want to watch.