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This is a little about my professional career!!!
I love to learn and help others learn. I have always been known as "bookworm" you cant keep me away from books. I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I was in 6th grade because I thought my 5th grade teacher Mrs. Burton from Havel Elementary school was the best teacher ever. She helped me so much as a student and since then i have always wanted to help other students grow into a very intelligent human being.
My Education
From kindergarten to 6th grade i attended Havel Elementary school where i got a basic elementary education. After i graduated form Havel I went on to spend my 7th and 8th grade at Bemis Jr. High where again i got a basic jr high education. After i completed my two years there I went to Henry Ford II high school. this is where I first dedicated myself to becoming a future teacher, i took harder accelerated classes and joined many groups that volunteered at things like schools, Special Olympics, etc. I graduated high school in 2005 with a solid GPA. From there i went on to Western Michigan University to get my major in special education and my minor in physical education. I graduated from WMU in 2010 but i soon hope to go back to school somewhere to get my masters degree.
My Work Experience
2010 - present
1st grade Special Education teacher
Browning Elementary - Sterling Heights, Michigan
2009 - 2010
Substitute Teacher
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Fall 2008
Elementary Internship
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Summer 2008
Special Olympics coach
Sterling Heights Michigan
Summer 2007
Special Olympics coach
Sterling Heights Michigan
Spring 2007
Pre-Internship
Chime Elementary - Kalamazoo, Michigan
Summer 2006
Special Olympics coach
Sterling Heights Michigan
Summer 2005
Special Olympics coach
Sterling Heights Michigan
2001 - 2004
Party City
Sterling Heights, Michigan
My Career Goal is to be one of the best special education in the school district, I teach back in my home town of Sterling Heights Michigan so I am very close to my family and friends. However I do want to go back to school somewhere and receive my masters degree in Special Education. I someday hope to retire and move someplace warm and to be looked at as one of the best special education teachers in Michigan.
My Hobbies & Volunteering
I have many hobbies outside of school, for example I absolutely love to travel. I have visited Australia, Mexico, Canada, Germany, and Ireland and hope to one day go back to all of them and more. I enjoy any type of music. Rock, classical, hip hop, country, i like it all. I also love to play sports like football, soccer, and baseball. But i absolutely love the outdoors, i love fishing, hunting, hiking, and especially disc golf. along with my many hobbies I do volunteer activities. I was apart of the Alpha Lambda Delta, an honors society at Western Michigan University, known for promoting volunteer activities. I also was the vice president of The Interact Club, a volunteering club at my old high school Henry Ford II. I also took on a volunteer opportunity at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, and Special Olympics throughout the state of Michigan. all of these opportunities gave me a greater appreciation for the profession I have chosen and makes me feel allot better as a person. Today, I still look to get involved in the community, especially around children with mental and physical handicaps.
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I THANK YOU
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Last Updated: April 5, 2007