Education:
2004-2008             Western Michigan University           Kalamazoo, Michigan
Early Childhood Education major ,  Langue Arts, Math, and Social Studies, minor

2000-2004       Muskegon High School                     Muskegon, Michigan 
Health and Human Services Academy 2 year student

Experience:
August 2006- Present Division of Multicultural Affairs @ Western Michigan University    

Summers of 2002-2006 Michigan's Adventure

July- August 2005   Muskegon Public Schools

Hobbies, Talents, and Skills
I love arts and crafts! As a child I attended Blue Lake Fine Arts camp and concentrated on music and visual arts. Some of my hobbies include singing, writing poetry, and visual arts. I pride myself in my communication and personable skills. I love working with and teaching others.

Brief Teaching Philosophy:
Firm, fair, flexible, willing, and integration are all apart of my philosophy of teaching. These are all things that I have learned about my classroom. I believe that in order to be a successful teacher you need to inhabit all of these ideas. It is easy for me to say this, because of the modeling I have seen and also the materials I have read.

Career/Job Goals:
My personal goals for my career is to one day go into administration. At this time I am unsure of where I will pursue my degree in educational administration. I do know that the ultimate goal is to make a tremendous difference in my community and give the children everything that they need to become compatible individuals in our global society. I am now making the first step with my class of today.  

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Prior to the internship, I should be able to:

1. identify the benefits of technology to maximize student learning and facilitate higher order thinking skills.
2. differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate uses of technology for teaching and learning while using electronic resources to design and implement learning activities.
3. identify technology resources available in schools and analyze how accessibility to those resources affects planning for instruction.
4. identify, select and use hardware and software technology resources specifically designed for use by PK-12 students to meet specific teaching and learning objectives.
5. plan for management of electronic instructional resources within a lesson design by identifying potential problems and planning for solutions.
6. identify specific technology applications and resources that maximize student learning, address learner needs and affirm diversity.
7. design and teach technology-enriched learning activities that connect content standards with student technology standards and meet the diverse needs of students.
8. design and peer teach a lesson that meets content area standards and reflects the current best practices in teaching and learning with technology.
9. plan and teach student centered learning activities and lessons in which students apply technology tools and resources.
10. discuss technology-based assessment and evaluation strategies.
11. examine multiple strategies for evaluating technology-based student products and the processes used to create those products.
12. integrate technology-based assessment strategies and tools into plans for evaluating specific learning goals.
13. identify and engage in technology-based opportunities for professional education and lifelong learning, including the use of distance education.
14. apply online and other technology resources to support problem solving and related decision making for maximizing student learning.
15. use technology productivity tools to complete required professional tasks.
16. identify technology-related legal and ethical issues including copyright, privacy, and security of technology systems, data, and information.
17. examine acceptable use policies for the use of technology in schools, including strategies for addressing threats to security of technology systems, data and information.
18. identify issues related to equitable access to technology in school, community, and home environments.
19. identify safety and health issues related to technology use in schools.

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Last Updates: April 18, 2007