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I hope to gain knowledge of how to explore new way to incorporate literacy skills through online technology and media tools.

I also hope to learn new ways to have easy access and familiarity to different literacy skills and strategies to help evaluate student learning and the efficiency of their learning in a fun, interactive way.

Lastly, I hope to feel more confident in developing lessons plans that incorporate and accommodate/ meet the diverse learning needs of all my students.

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Name: Sarah McCarthy
College: Northern Illinois University
Undergrad: Learning Behavior Specialist 1

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Family: I have two siblings. I am a middle child. I have a brother who is 19 months older than me (to the day) and a sister who is 12 years younger than me. I am very close with both sides of my family.

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I am very close with my mom's side of the family we live in close distance to each other and we see each other frequently! We try to go on at least one family vacation a year! We just recently went to a Garth Brooks Concert at Notre Dame (My cousin's old stomping grounds!) Go Gold! It was so much fun!

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My favorite hobbies are working out, traveling, and DIY crafts!

I recently started doing kickboxing. I also do Zumba, Yoga, Bootcamp, and a variety of different workouts!

I also own a Cricut machine where I make DIY t-shirts, coffee mugs, wedding decor...etc

I ABSOLUTELY love to travel. I have been to the following countries (so far): Spain, London, Greece, Germany, and Italy. As well as Mexico and the Bahama's!

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When I was in Spain I got to visit one of the most beautiful cathedrals in all of the land! The La Segrada De Familia!

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When I was in London, I got to visit the Queen's Castle, it was quite the site to see!

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When I was in Greece, I got to see The Parthenon! Absolutely astonishing!

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When I was in Germany, I got to see the Berlin Wall! Such wonderful History (to an extent).

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When I was in Italy, I got to see all over! I got to see Venice, The Leaning Tower of Pisa, The Colosseum as well as the Amalfi Coast!

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I started teaching in February of 2013. I took over my now co-workers leave and got hired the next year! I was in 7th grade co-taught for a year and a half and then got moved to Pre-K.  I have been there ever since (4 years). I love Pre-K! I am lucky enough to have some of my students for 3 years, so to watch them grow socially/emotionally, independently, as well as academically makes my day (or years). This will be my 5th year teaching in CPS.

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I coach Special Olympics as an after school program and I started a new program called "Young Athletes" last year for the younger students that cannot get into the Special Olympics Program until they turn 8!

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I wouldn't describe myself as one specific type of learner. Like my students, I would say I learn best through a mix of modalities. I am first and foremost a visual learner but as a teacher I also learn through an auditory approach and I am most definitely a hands-on kinesthetic learner as well!

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Motivated

Flexible

Hardworking

Creative

Passionate

Proactive

Inspiring

Constantly learning

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My first and foremost goal as a professional learner is being able to integrate more tech tools for my students, especially my special needs students.

My second goal as a teaching professional is collaborate with parents, admin, and coworkers more. We recently just had a Math Day with the parents and it was a HUGE Success!

My third goal as a teaching professional is to make learning as much fun as I can, especially for my active little preschoolers, who learn best through exploration!

My fourth and final goal as a teaching professional is being able to take the time to reflect and the most efficient practices and being flexible in needing to change to accommodate all learners and learning styles!