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I am an only child and grew up in Altoona, Iowa with my mom. Ever since I was little I wanted to be a teacher. Helping kiddos see their full potential and watching them grown as young people keeps me coming back for more.

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I went to Southeast Polk High School, in Runnells, Iowa.  When I graduated from there, I went to Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) to earn an Associate in Arts Degree.  After I graduated from DMACC, I studied Elementary Education at Grand View University in Des Moines and graduated in December of 2012!

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I am a 4th grade teacher at Pekin CSD in Packwood, IA. Where is my school? Well, it is located in the middle of a soybean farm-very rural southeast Iowa. This is my 5th year teaching, and my 1st year at Pekin. Before Pekin, I was a 4th grade teacher at North Polk CSD in Polk City, IA-very urban central iowa.

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I am also an only child! I grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with my mom and stepdad. I was always bossing kids around, so I think it makes sense that I'm a teacher :)

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I graduated from Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids, IA and followed my high school sweetheart to his duty station at Ft. RIley, KS.  I went to Kansas State University where I got my degree in Secondary Ed. with an emphasis in Spanish.  I also have a Master's of Library Science.

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I taught high school Spanish in Kansas at our military high school  for six years before returning home to Iowa to become an elementary librarian. I am currently a librarian and tech integrationist at a STEAM magnet school.

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I have been married to my high school sweetheart for almost 15 years and we have two kiddos, Michael 10 & Mya who is almost 7. We also have 3 cats and one giant dog!

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Hello, guys! My name is Alicia Kirwin, and I have lived in many different places throughout my life. I was born in Altamonte Springs, FL and grew up in California, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and now Massachusetts! Sounds crazy, I know. I have one sister, and her name is Heather. She is 16 years old, which is 5 years younger than me (I'm 21). And that's about all I can think of!

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Hello! I'm Jess. I was born in Singapore, grew up in East Brunswick, NJ and moved to Holliston, MA for high school.
I have 2 younger brothers who are 5 and 6 years younger than me

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I am a Junior at the University of Massachusetts with an individual concentration in Educational Technology Entrepreneurship, IT minor and General Business Certificate.

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I went to high school in Ridgeland, MS, and the high school was, of course, called Ridgeland High School. Although I spent my entire high school career in Mississippi, I like to give Georgia credit for my education since I believe their education system is really great. I only went there from grades 2-6 1/2 , but I think it has had the most impact on my education (other than UMass, of course). I am now currently a senior undergraduate psychology major at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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I am the oldest of two children. I have a younger sister who lives in Ankeny. I grew up in Roland, Iowa which is a very small town. I am married and live in West Ames.

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I graduated from Roland-Story High School in Story City, Iowa. I went to Iowa Central Community College for my Registered Nurse Liscense. I then continued to University of Iowa for my BA in Nursing. I decided to take a different path and went back to school at UNI. I am currently a junior at UNI studying Elementary and Middle Level Education with a Minor in Educational Technology. I want my MA but unsrue in what yet??

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I am a childcare provider and have been for the past 7 years, so I could be home and raise my children. I will be student teaching in January 2019, and then hopefully getting a job close to home :) I am soooo excited to get back in the working world away from my house. I know that I want to teach Middle School, unsure of concentration yet:))

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I have been married to my husband Justin for 8 years and we have two children together. Lillyan who is 7 and the life of the party, I adore her passion for life. Reyde who is 3, and   is the most sweetest little person ever. My step daughter Faythe is 17 and very very sweet, she lives in Missouri and do not get to see her as much as we would like to. We have a great dane named Drake who is a giant teddy bear and a big bay.