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I have just finished my first year at Tarleton as the Department Head of Curriculum & Instruction.  I am learning as much as I can about the preparation we are providing you so that you will be SUCCESSFUL as you enter the teaching profession.  I know that you are seeking certification in many different content areas.

In this course, it is my goal to design every assignment with purpose.  Please know that I truly want to understand what you need to be successful in this course.  It is my hope that at the conclusion of this semester you are able to provide strong evidence of your learning, but that your desire to become a teacher is even stronger!

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Superintendent
Principal
EC - 12 ESL
4-8 Generalist
EC-6 Generalist

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EC-6
All Level SPED
ESL

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Zoei Smith

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All level SPED
ESL
EC-6

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Avery Eberspacher

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Katrina Gonzalez

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In this course, I hope to learn about the best concepts of teaching students who meet the needs of an ESL classroom. I hope to learn as much information as possible about what is expected of me and how I can help my students learn. I also hope to learn about techniques that can be used in the classroom on a day to day basis.

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EC-6
ESL

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Avery Eberspacher

EC-6

ESL

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EC-6 with ESL

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Avery Eberspacher

I hope to broaden my knowledge as a future educator and take what I learn in this class and apply it to my classroom one day. I want to be successful throughout this course and have fun while doing it!

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I hope to learn how to help ESL students and what I can do to help get them intergrated with their peers.

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What I hope to get out of the class, are new techniques that I can use in a future classroom to make sure that my future students are learning efficiently. I also hope to learn more about what ESL pertains to and why it is important in the setting of a classroom.

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Carrie Norman

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I have been very excited about this course and hope to learn how to be an effective and supportive teacher for students who struggle with the English language.

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Vanessa Geurin

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Michenna Aycock

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EC-6
ESL

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I hope to learn in this course how I can help my students who are struggling with ESL.

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4-8 grade ELAR and Social Studies
ESL

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4-8 English, LA,SS
ESL

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I am going to share a lot about myself with all of you today!  Can't wait!

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I work full time at Ascension Providence here in Waco overnight in the Emergency Room. I also have the biggest obsession with pizza.

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Yadhira Soria (Yadhi)

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EC-6
ESL

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Payton Strickland

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I am a Nationals Volleyball Coach for Texas Legends Volleyball club. I also coach school volleyball at Reicher ISD and I just bought my first house!! I love running and working out I am a health nut.

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I work for Midway ISD in Hewitt. I drive deaf students that live in Midway’s district to and from Waco ISD schools.

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I am married with 3 fur babies. I have a sister with special needs and she is the reason I want to become a teacher.

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EC-6
All level sped
Esl

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I hope to learn how to help my ESL students succeed, and I hope to have the knowledge to feel confident taking my ESL certification exam!

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I’m a big bookworm if I’m not working or doing school work I will be reading and once I start it’s hard to get me to stop.

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EC-6
ESL

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EC-6 Bilingual

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I grew my love of teaching from helping watch over my nieces over the years. I love to sing, hang out with friends, and go thrift shopping with my mom!

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Carrie Norman
I hope to gain as much knowledge in esl and how to give my students the best learning environment and experience.

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I have two human sons and two cats! My oldest is virtual learning at home with me for the next few weeks. My husband is from Mexico and was an ELL student, so his perspective has helped me realize how important effective ESL classes are!

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During this class I would like to gain more knowledge bout ESL as well as taking it and applying it to a classroom to be able to help an ESL student in the bets way possible.

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Carrie Norman
I’m a single mom of two. An eleven year old boy and a six year old girl who has autism. I am proud of my children and how far I have come In furthering my education. I love seafood.

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Avery Eberspacher

I am a proud aunt, my nieces are my entire life. I try to talk about them and incorporate them into my lessons and activities anyway I can. I recently became a dog mom this past weekend and it’s been the best.

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Ashley Burris

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I am the manager of a feed store/clothing store. I have 2 dogs, and they are spoiled!

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My hope for this course is to broaden my knowledge of ESL learners and how best to help them learn.

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I went to Africa for a mission trip and I loved it! I also enjoy working with children in my church nursery!

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Ashley Burris
EC-6
ESL

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EC-6

ESL

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I hope to learn how to not only help my students but their parents as well who often struggle to help their children due to language barriers.

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Yadhira Soria
EC-6 Bilingual

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EC-6
All Level SPED

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I am excited to see what this course has in store for me. I hope to learn more about ESL and how to be a supportive teacher to my students.

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EC-6
ESL

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I hope to learn new techniques and skills for helping students succeed in the classroom.

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I hope to learn how to teach English Language Learners in the best way possible!

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I work at an after school care program called Panther Kids at Woodway Elementary. I’ve worked with the same group of kids from Preschool and they are now in third grade.

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I work at Academy for Creative Learning and I am currently planning my wedding for December!

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I became an aunt in December, and I’m super excited to have a niece!

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My hope for this course is to learn how to better interact and teach English language learners. I have had very limited experience with these type of learners and I think this course will be extremely beneficial for me!

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EC-6 with ESL

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Ec-6
ESL

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I hope to learn how to help students who are ESL. I want to learn new things and expand my learning.

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Yadhira Soria
I hope to learn more skills and techniques to better assist students in a classroom.

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I hope to learn the best methods for meeting the needs of ESL learning students. I am very excited to start this course!

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I have 2 cats Figaro and petunia. I love to do make up and I like to sing. I’m getting my bachelors degree in All Level Special Education. Then I will be going back to get another degree in deaf education.

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I currently work at an after school child care program in China Spring. I work with Pre-k and Kindergarten students. I would like to teach younger students after I graduate. My favorite hobby is painting!

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I hope to learn how to better serve ESL students in my classroom and learn the best ways to help them.

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Yadhira Soria
I speak Spanish, love food, and my favorite color is blue.

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I just recently got engaged on Christmas Eve and am planning my wedding now!

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Ally Willis - EC-6, All Level SPED, ESL

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Allyson Willis

I hope to learn how to be a great educator for my future ESL students. This class seems like it is going to be a great tool for me to use in my future!

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Allyson Willis

I work full time at Magnolia. When I am not doing schoolwork or working, I am spending time with my friends, family, and 2 dogs!!

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I’m a server. I have a 13 yr old dog named Annie. And I have a deep love for learning new things. My passion for teaching comes from helping my family members learn English and helping my mother get her GED

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EC-6
ESL

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In this course I hope to learn more about what I need to be able to help any student that is learning English as a second language. I was in ESL until third grade that I remember.

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I work at a bakery called Slovaceks in West. I love to go and visit my boyfriend, go hiking, and be with family.

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I really enjoyed the empathy interview. I felt like I got to know a lot more about Michenna, who was my partner for the assignment. I think it was a great assignment that allowed us to have a conversation and get to know each other more! -Macie

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I really enjoyed doing the Empathy Interview. It gave us a chance to share deep emotions and feelings about specific topics/questions that were asked.

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I really enjoyed doing it really brought me into the eyes of what my interviewee was going through

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I liked it me and Karen had really great conversations and asked great questions. We went way over the “time limit” cause we kept talking 😂.

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I liked doing the interview. It allowed for open communication and really get to know the other person.

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I liked doing the interview. It allowed for open communication and really get to know the other person.

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Yes, I would use this in my classroom for upper grade level students. They would have a chance to express themselves and talk about certain topics they may not feel comfortable sharing with others. I do not think I would use it for lower level students.

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I think it was a good way to share our struggles and find common ground with each other.

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I really liked the interview it was an opportunity to better know someone else deeper.

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I really enjoyed and had fun with the Empathy Interview. We did our own questions and it seemed to make it more fun. We discussed more than just the questions, the conversation easily flowed.

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I really enjoyed and had fun with the Empathy Interview. We did our own questions and it seemed to make it more fun. We discussed more than just the questions, the conversation easily flowed.

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I liked doing the empathy interview. My partner and I were able to have good conversation/discussion over certain topics.

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I really liked the empathy interview. It helped me understand my peer better. 

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I really liked the empathy interview. It helped me understand my peer better. 

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I liked the Empathy Interview. I liked coming up with questions that would work the best and getting to hear my partner’s answers.