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Hi Everyone!  I am currently a Math teacher in Wake County.  This is my 10th year teaching.

I am from Michigan and my husband is from Buffalo, NY. We have lived in NC for 10 years now and aren’t moving back!  We have been married for about 2.5 years and have a sweet 9 month old daughter, who always puts a smile on our faces!

I really enjoy working out, especially in group fitness classes! The energy that comes from working on a common goal in a group really motivates me! I can’t wait for all of us to begin this educational journey together!

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Hello everyone!

My name is Shakiyla Huggins. I am a high school math teacher at Eastern High School on Gibsonvolle North Carolina. I mainly teach Math 1 and Foundations of Math 1.

This year I am dipping my feet into the world of gamification. I've turn my entire curriculum into a fully gamified course focusing on a quest based learning style.

Something peculiar about me is that I'm a musician at heart. I can play the saxophone and read all three clefs !

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Hi everyone!  I teach Math (currently Math 1 and Precalculus) at Alexander Central High School.  I am so excited to begin this new journey of teaching online!

I am married and have 5 children (2 are grown step-children), so we are always on the go!  We also have German Shepherd that we adore.

Something peculiar about me is that I am a HUGE baseball fan. My family went on a 2-week, 4300-mile road trip last summer, where we went to 4 MLB games, 2 College World Series Games, and also saw the Louisville Bat Factory and The Field of Dreams. This was a trip of a lifetime!

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Hello NCVPS TNT World!  I currently teach Computer Science, Engineering & Visualization courses for Mount Airy City Schools.  I developed the Technology Education program here over the last 3 yrs.  I taught high school science for Pender County Schools prior for 6.5 yrs.

I am also the Director of our Burroughs Wellcome STEM Grant and STEM Leader for our school district.

I have 2 children (well, teens and one almost an adult!)  My daughter is 16 and my son will be 18 in a few weeks.  Something peculiar about me I guess is that I've been a single mother for over 10 yrs and have been devoted to them and my work.  I am passionate about education have a M.S. in Instructional Technology and appreciate sound instructional design:D  I also direct our summer STEM camps.  That's me in the middle of the pic below with my assistants.

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Hello.  I teach Biology at Vance High School in Charlotte, NC.  This is my 18th year in the classroom.  I have two little girls 6 and 8 who keep me very busy.  I

I am originally from Louisiana and I am a huge LSU fan. I guess a peculiar aspect of myself is that I love spicy food. If it doesn't hurt then it isn't worth eating !

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Hi eveyone! My name is Yi-Wen Liu. I'm from Taiwan and currently teaching Mandarin in Winstons-Salem.

I moved to North Carolina andgot married two years ago. My husband and I enjoy going to the winery on weekends and playing board games.

Something peculiar about me is that I really like to drink tea. I have a collection of tea and organzied a lot of tea ceremony both at work and in my hous.

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Hello fellow NCVPS peers,  I am a Health/Physical Education teacher and excited to begin my new journey teaching in NC and with NCVPS.
I recently relocated to North Carolina from Indiana after retiring from teaching  to be closer to family.  I have taught on-line classes for 4 years in Indiana as well as over 23 years of face to face public schools experience and 10 years of college teaching experience.  I just love it to much to give it up completely.
Something peculiar about me is  I was born in southern KY hold IU degrees but I am an avid Buckeye football fan!

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Hey Everyone! I am a Social Studies teacher in Wake County. I currently teach AP Psychology and American History.

My husband is also an educator at a nearby high school. He works as a Special Ed teacher. We have been married almost 3 years and we welcomed our first daughter into the world this summer. We love every second we get with this very active, super sweet, amazing little girl :)

Something peculiar is that I LOVE running! Running is a serious passion of mine. My most favorite race was the Marine Corp Marathon! There was nothing like running this course with the Marines cheering the whole way!

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My name is Jose Sequera, I am an ESL,Math, Spanish instructor. I love teaching online. worked for NCVPS for years and I am making a come back. I have two children a 24 year old Flight attendant for American Airlines and a 16 year old wonderful autistic boy and I am a widower. I look forward to work with these wonderful group of instructors.
Something peculiar about me is that I am a very outdoor person, I like to ride mountain bikes and also I play racquetball every day except Saturdays.
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Hey, all! I teach English at Wheatmore High School. I've been teaching for 10 years. I teacher 10th, 12th, and AP.

I am married to a firefighter. We went to prom in high school, but never dated. 10 years after high school, we reconnected and it was love!

Something peculiar about me is that I was born in Germany.

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Hello everyone! I am a Math teacher at Lee County High school! I learned about NCVPS from a fellow EPFP fellow and she encouraged me to jump on board, so here I am :) I currently teach IB HL Mathematics and Math III. I am also working on content development for Math I with NCVPS!

Something personal... I am not married (yet) and no human babies at home, but I do have a beautiful fur baby named Bentley. He absolutely perfect and very spoiled.  I am originally from NY and came to NC for a teaching job and my plan was to return to NY, but after meeting my boyfriend a few years back and falling in love with NC I think it's safe to say, I am here to stay!

Something peculiar about me... I was on the Price is Right! It was quite the experience! I won some bicycles ... lost dune buggies, and spun over $1 on the wheel, and yes, the wheel is as heavy as it looks!

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Boats and boating--Equipment and supplies

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Hi Everyone, I am a social studies teacher in an urban district in North Carolina. Currently I teach Civics and AP Human Geography, both of which are a blast!

We recently rescued the cutest beagle puppy ever. His name is Chipper, named for Chipper Jones of the Atlanta Braves.

My peculiar fact is that I have been to 13 different countries.

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Hi everyone! I am a history teacher and instructional coach in Denver, Colorado. I previously taught and coached soccer in both western North Carolina and on the coast.

I just got married to a fellow teacher on New Year's Eve! We recently relocated to Colorado and have enjoyed everything the Rocky Mountains have to offer.

Something peculiar about me is that I am afraid of rogue waves, so even though I lived at the beach for 2 years, I always stayed close to shore.

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Hello everyone! I am an EC teacher that currently teachers face to face NCVPS OCS courses at Union Pines High School in Cameron, NC.

I am married to another educator who is a digital integration facilitator and also happens to be in this training course! I am also the Head Softball Coach at UPHS!

Something peculiar about me is that I once worked on the UNC Tar Heel football and the MIami Dolphin equipment staff.

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Hi Everyone!!!  I am a Math Teacher at John A. Holmes High School in Edenton, NC.  I am currently teaching AP Calculus and Precalculus.  I also help out as an assistant Cross Country Coach.  Our school went to the State Championship for football for the first time in over 50 years, sadly we did not win.

I have lived in North Carolina for over 3 years now.  I wasn't originally born or raised here.  I was born and raised on Long Island in New York for most of my life.  I come from a family of 6 kids.  I am the 2nd oldest in my family and the oldest boy.  My sister had a baby not too long ago so now I am considered an uncle.

Something peculiar about me is that I am a serious distance runner and cyclist.  I have competed in distance races since high school.  I had the opportunity to compete in XC and Track at the Division III level and I continue to run road races.  I hope one day to be able to qualify in the NYC or Boston Marathon.  I also enjoy going out on my road bike on long bike rides to explore what North Carolina has to offer.

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Greetings All! I'm an instructional coach working with a number of schools in western NC, and also a former high school math and computer science teacher.

I'm married with three mostly grown sons, enjoy movies, playing chess, and hiking the beautiful North Carolina mountains.

Something peculiar about me is that I used to play in an 80's rock cover band, so if any of you were hanging out in smoky bars in the Raleigh area during, say, 2006 to 2011, you may have heard me.

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Hello, everyone!
I am an English teacher in Chatham County. This semester I'll be teaching Honors English and AP Lit and Comp at Northwood HS. I've been a teacher now for over twenty-one years.

The photo is of me with my mother, Barbara, my husband, Tony, and my niece, Heaven, at my first book signing back in November. I finally realized a personal dream and have written and published my first book, a teacher's guide for the novel Darker The Night. Now I am writing my memoir, which is a reflection on my career and life in education.

Something peculiar about me is that I am a rabid movie enthusiast. My students know I adore BOTH Star Wars AND The Lord of the Rings, and that I will often go to movies alone on Tuesday evenings when the movie houses are mostly
empty.

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Hello All! I am a teacher with Anson County, NC. I taught Senior English for the past nine years and this year I transferred to a Fifth grade position at one of our elementary schools in Anson. I teach all of the fifth grade reading, as well as SS and  Science to my own class.

I have lived in the Carolinas since July 2002 but I am actually a Northern girl, raised mostly in upstate NY/Vt. I call the South home now but I still long for the Adirondacks, the Green Mountains, fall leaves, and snow!!! I go back twice a year to see my family and for now that satisfies my craving to be above the Mason Dixon line!

A peculiar fact about me is that I went to Kindergarten and First Grade on military bases (Army and Coast Guard) in Alaska! My dad worked for the military and so we lived in Delta Junction (near Fort Greely) and then on Kodiak Island before we moved back to the lower 48. Polar bears are my favorite animal, and some of my happiest early memories are fishing for salmon with my dad in AK.

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Hi everyone! I am a history/social studies teacher at South Point High School in Belmont, North Carolina. Our school just won a state title for football - go Big Red! I also teach English, though not currently.

I have been married to my husband who I met at the best college in the state (other Mountaineers out there?) for three and a half years and we just had our first child in September. He is absolutely precious.

A peculiar fact about me is that I have never been on an airplane...hopefully soon!

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Hello everyone!  I am a digital integration facilitator for Moore County Schools.  I absolutely love teaching coding and robotics classes to middle school students.

I am married to a fellow teacher and we have 3 awesome kids. Our oldest is a champion tennis player and we enjoy watching her play many weekends. Our son is a Lego/engineering fanatic and our littlest is a dancing/gymnastics princess.

The most peculiar thing about me is that I am a science fiction devotee! I love the original Twilight Zone and Outer Limits Episodes in addition to the original Start Trek and the Next Generation. My favorite characters are Mr. Spock and Data. I often stare up at the stars while admiring Venus and Mars and I love looking at Jupiter through my telescope.

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Hey! I am a math teacher at Randleman High School in Randolph County. I am currently teaching Math 2 and Honors Precalculus.  I am a graduate of Randleman High and love the feeling of teaching math at my alma mater.

I am married to my best friend and high school sweetheart. We currently do not have any children but we do have lots of fur babies. We rescue abandoned animals and try to find them a loving home but in most cases they end up staying with us permanently. We currently have eight cats and three dogs.

My husband and I are car enthusiasts and are currently getting our race car ready for the upcoming racing season! We compete at local tracks such as Caraway Speedway and Bowman Gray Stadium as a summer time hobby. Believe it or not, I have the title of being his crew chief and his eyes in the sky. Yes, I am his spotter while he is racing on the track. It can be stressful at times but we wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Hi!  I am currently a history teacher at a rural school in Forest City, NC teaching World History and AP Human Geography.  I am also an instructional coach in my school, as well as an AP Academy coordinator.

My husband is also a teacher at my school, Health/PE and coaches football and track.  We currently have one sweet little girl, Alice, and one on the way, Harper.

A peculiar fact about me...my husband proposed to me at the site of our first date...the WNC fair in Asheville, NC.  But, he got the days of the fair confused, and took me two days after the fair was over, so I was proposed too in a parking lot outside of where the fair used to be...we joke about it to this day and I really love that story because it perfectly defines our relationship.

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Hello! I am a social studies and history instructor in the high school academic department at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston Salem, N.C. My wife and I are both teachers; we love relaxing at home, and love to travel all over the world. My wife teaches elementary science and plays double bass in the Winston Salem Symphony. It is so cool to get to hear her play the bass!

I recently got back from the American Historical Association Conference in Denver, Colorado where I was able to meet and talk with some of my favorite historians (Patrica Limerick  and Laurel Thatcher Ulrich). It was such a blast and I got Laurel Ulrich's new book personalized and signed! It was almost as cool as when I meet Stan Lee!

My peculiarity is that my wife and I have watched the Twilight movies and Better Off Dead (you know, that John Cusack movie!?) way too much. Oh, and I ate some type of worm things when I was in Costa Rica learning about survival.

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Hi! I'm super excited to get started with NCVPS.  I am in my 6th year of teaching Math at the Collaborative College for Technology and Leadership Early College (CCTL) in Statesville, NC.

I married my high school sweetheart in 2012.  We have one biological daughter, Emersyn Kate (8 months) and one foster son, JJ (3 years - a part of our family since Sept 2015).  We also have one foster son, Bobby, who is now living with extended family about 4 hours away.  We try to visit him at least every few months since we had him for his first year of life.  We truly hope to adopt one day.

My something peculiar would be that I am an insulin dependent Type 1 diabetic and was diagnosed my Freshman year of high school.  I wear an insulin pump and a sensor that checks my blood glucose levels every 5 minutes and alerts me of any issues.

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Welcome! I am excited to be one of your Instructional Leaders for the Teacher in Training process. I love helping fabulous classroom teachers become fabulous online teachers. I teach Biology in the OCS program. I live in Georgia, just north of Atlanta, with my husband and daughter. I love running, hiking, and spending time with family. Something peculiar? I carried the Olympic torch for a segment of the 1996 Olympic Torch Run.

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Hi all! I'm Coston and I will be one of your Instructional Leaders for the Teacher in Training coursework and Practicum. We have an exciting and busy journey ahead of us! I love being a part of this program and working with the TnTs! I also currently teach 2 Honors Earth Science Course and a Mastery Learning Honors Earth Science Course.

I have been married for almost 9 years and we have two little girls. Leighton (6) and Aislinn (3). I am a graduate of ECU and currently live in Wilmington.

Something a little peculiar about me is we have moved 8 times in 10 years (yay military!!) and I can say my ABC's backwards!