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Welcome to my portfolio! This site chronicles
my year long journey through the TATC program. You
will learn a little about me and see evidence of the
skills that have I learned this year.
Navigation is through buttons on the
left or alternate links on the bottom of each page.
The pages of my portfolio are described below.
| Goals |
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details my professional goals |
| Demonstration |
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reflections on my demonstratrion
teaching experience |
| Observation |
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reflections on my observation
experience |
| Reflection |
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relections on the past year |
| Resume |
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current resume |
| TA Standards |
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a separate section of my portfolio
which includes captioned artifacts relating to
each Technology Applications Standard; this page
provides you with a new set of links correlating
to the TA Standards |
| Standards Matrix |
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a graphical representation of
the alignment of my selected artifacts with the
TEKS |
| Site Map |
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a visual representation of my
site |
| Portfolio
Home |
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returns you to this page |
I am a firm believer that where we have
been greatly influences who we become, so I would
like to share a bit of my history with you.
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| In the beginning... |
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I was raised in Gladwin,
a small farming community in central Michigan. |
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I am the youngest of six children. |
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When I was a senior, Gladwin Community Schools bought its
first computer. Since I wasn't in the Physics class, I didn't
get to use the Apple IIe. |
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I graduated from Gladwin
High School in 1982. |
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I earned an AAS in Medical Laboratory Technology from Mid
Michigan Community College in Harrison, MI. |
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Several years later, I earned a BS in Computer Information
Systems from Graceland
College in Lamoni, IA. |
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After moving to south Texas, I completed alternative
certification through UT-Pan Am in Edinburg, TX. |
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My only child is an extremely intelligent feline. |
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My hobbies include crocheting, learning new software, and
reading.
I especially enjoy a good technical manual. |
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I have included clips of my favorite pastime: spending time
with Michael and Jenny, my nephew and niece.
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| How I got here... |
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My career in the hospital was short lived. While I was fascinated
with the equipment, I wish I had realized that the lab and a
weak stomach were not a good match. |
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I returned to college to become a math teacher, but enjoyed
my programming classes so much that I changed majors. |
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My first job in public school was at Hidalgo High School in
Hidalgo, TX. When I saw my lab for the first time, I was shocked
to see a room full of computers exactly like the one we had
in my high school. After two years with Apple IIe's, I provided
a convincing argument to change to PC's. My students and I were
responsible for maintenance and upgrades and it was a tremendous
learning experience for us all. |
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I was amazed to see that students who struggled in the core
courses would often excel in the computer classroom. It became
apparent that the course of education was changing whether we
were ready or not. |
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I currently teach at Slidell
High School, in Slidell, TX. My classroom bears little resemblance
to the lab where I began my career. |
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| Where I want to go now... |
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Technology, including the TA courses, has the capability to
enliven classrooms at all levels. At the secondary level, the
TA courses provide a bridge for many of our "at-risk" students
who are often not successful in traditional courses. |
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My short term goal is to become a more effective TA teacher,
but eventually I would like to enable teachers to incorporate
appropriate technology into the curriculum. |
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