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Hello! I'm Bridget Flynn. I'm from Howard County Maryland. I'm a senior elementary education major at Towson University and plan to graduate in December 2021.
During the summer I am a paraeducator for Howard County Public School System for their Extended School Year program. I work in the Primary Learner program with Kindergarten - 2nd grade students on the Autism Spectrum. I teach ballet and tap dance classes at Dance Connections Inc in Ellicott City. I also dog walk 3 adorable dogs in my neighborhood!
In my free time I like to make crafts with my Cricut machine, spend time with friends and family, and watch Netflix. I'm currently watching Schitt's Creek but will always love The Office even if it isn't on Netflix anymore.

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Summer 2021:

-ESY paraeducator position in Howard County’s Primary Learner program (Kindergarten – 2nd grade). I taught 1:1 and in small groups with students who are on the Autism Spectrum. I followed IEP goals and BIPs and data collection. I followed errorless methodology in Intense Structured Teaching (IST).

Spring 2021:
-2nd grade placement at Colgate Elementary School in Baltimore. I taught whole group lessons in math, social studies, English
language arts, social emotional "morning meetings". I also created an interdisciplinary lesson that connected different cultures in Africa and
reading informational texts.
Fall 2020:
- 4th and 5th grade placement at St. Mark's Catholic School in Catonsville. I observed St. Mark's 4th and 5th grade math classes for 4 weeks in the fall

Spring 2020:
- 2nd grade placement at Villa Cresta Elementary School in Baltimore. I worked 1:1 and in small groups in Language Arts.
- 2nd grade afterschool program at Padonia Elementary School in Cockeysville. I worked 1:1 with an ELL student in an
afterschool program.
- 1st grade online tutoring. Because of lockdown, I tutored twins in Language Arts over Zoom for the remainder of the spring
semester.

Summer 2018 and 2019

-ESY paraeducator position in Howard County’s Upper Learner program (3rd – 5th grade). I taught 1:1 and in small groups with students who are on the Autism Spectrum. I followed IEP goals and BIPs and data collection. I followed most to least prompting methodology in Intense Structured Teaching (IST).

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As a future educator, it is my goal to inspire children to do their best. I learn more about education by following other teachers on Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and Pinterest. I have learned what it is like to teach in different states, grades, subjects, and specialties.
I even had the opportunity to meet Michelle Ferre (@pocketfulofprimary). I was able to tell Michelle how much I look up to her and thank her for sharing her videos about teaching.
I have experience teaching children of all ages through volunteering at church, swim team, high school internship, and tutoring my cousins. I bring a lot of movement, humor, and silliness into my teaching. It is so important to have fun!

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I am a huge Baltimore Ravens fan! I have a tradition of going to my grandma's house and watching the Sunday games with her. We have a routine (superstition) of always having salad, ordering pizza from Maria's Pizza, and high-fiving after every touchdown.
For the playoffs last year I made us matching shirts. The shirts say "Sunday& MumMum's House& Ravens& Salad& Maria's Pizza& Touchdowns& High fives."

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For most of my life I have danced. My favorite styles are jazz and tap but I also love ballet, modern, and hip hop. I was in Dance Connections Inc.'s student dance company for 11 years. I also substitute teach classes ranging from 3-13 years old.
The video below is a tap dance of me (black shorts and blue shirt) and my teacher Kaitlyn Kurkemelis (black leggings and black shirt) from when I was a senior in high school.

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The background picture is from a hike I went on to Annapolis Rock this summer! 

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The background picture is from a hike I went on to Annapolis Rock this summer! 