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While going through my K-12 learning experience, I was always drawn to the subject of English and writing. "Words" always made sense to me in the way that math people explain numbers make sense to them. I aspired to be a journalist, until a few internships in newsrooms revealed that the tireless nights, weekends, and 365 nature of the work did not suit the lifestyle I wanted.

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Graphic of three stacked books with a graduation cap.

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Classroom English and Journalism Teacher

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Classroom English and Journalism Teacher

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As they say, "those who can't, teach," so I decided to go into high school education.  I was a classroom teacher for 7 years and taught high school English and Journalism in two large public school districts. I began teaching in the late 1990s when rolling TV carts, two desk top computers (that worked) per classroom, and a projector were considered innovative technologies.

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Two year old, Bayley; 20 month old, Avery; four year old Sydney

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My husband and I had three daughters very close together (story for another padlet), and the cost of child care outpaced my monthly public school check. I took on small writing projects and looked for professional opportunities that allowed me to stay home. I was able to work as an adjunct instructor at a community college and provided the opportunity to teach writing classes online. I am forever grateful CPCC took a chance on me as I found my professional passion and was able to stay home and raise my girls.

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After a few years working as an adjunct at CPCC, I heard about NCVPS, at my sister's wedding of all places. I put in an application for NCVPS, and I will never forget the day they called me and offered me a position teaching Credit Recovery English 3. I was so excited to teach American Literature and high school students again. I taught English at NCVPS for six years.

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A PC laptop, a Mac laptop, and a large monitor reflecting the PC screen.

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As a teacher with NCVPS, my Directors noticed my interest in course design and asked me to participate in several course development projects. While it was a lot of work, it expanded my understanding of the online learning space and put me in a great position to join the NCVPS Curriculum team full-time in 2015. I enjoy working with teachers on content authoring as well as using tools and technologies to provide an optimal learning experience for students.

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Part of my full-time work as an Instructional Designer involves implementing processes to prepare our courses for Quality Matters™ course review. We submit our master courses used by teachers throughout our organization as a means of quality assurance in order to ensure alignment with state standards, user-friendly interactivity, and digital accessibility. We work closely with our lead teachers to prepare our courses for the peer review process. We hear anecdotally that the QM process helps teachers in their instructional practice. I find this information interesting and am curious how the course design quality assurance process impacts the instructional practice of online teachers.