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South View Middle School
Hometown:
Mt.Prospect, IL
Class Information:
Room Number: 220
Students per Class: 30
Class Description:
I have 5 classes of Language Arts students and I'm trying to teach them to write sentences, paragraphs, and the 5 paragraph essay.
Position:
English/Lang. Arts Teacher
Needs:
I'd like to use a wireless student response system to create a more interactive and interesting classroom. Most kids don't like writing, and I know I could use this technology to make it more interesting for them. Our school currently has 1 of these systems in use for about 950 students, and those that get to use it actually ask to take quizzes and tests with it because they enjoy it so much.
My Philosophy:
I do whatever I can to make the required curriculum meangingful and interesting for the students. I don't have a say in what I teach, but I do in how I teach it. so I try to make that "how" as powerful as I can.
Personal Information:
About Me:
I'm a 7th grade teacher of Reading and Writing in a middle school with about 1,000 students. I've taught since 1977, with a break in the middle to drive a tractor trailor for a few years.
College and Degrees:
Eastern Illinois University, B.S. Education, Northern Illinois University, M.S. Education (Reading)
Activities:
Reading, Gardening, Riding a Trikke, Woodworking
Favorite Books:
Everything, I love to read
Favorite Quotes:
''Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood'' -- Daniel Burnham, chief architect , Chicago Columbian Exposition, 1893 "I will"--Chicago motto after the Great Fire "I can't think about that today, I'll think about it tomorrow."--ScarlettO'Hara, Gone With the Wind
Interests:
Reading, gardening, parrots, cooking, amateur radio
Employment History:
15 years teaching 8th grade English in Belvidere, IL 1 year teaching in a juvenile detention center in Ft.Myers, Florida 2 years teaching in an alternative school in Ft.Myers Florida 4 years teaching high school in Red Springs, NC 5 years teaching middle school in Hope Mills, NC
Why Do I Teach?:
I like working with middle school students because they can still get excited about learning if you present it to them in an interesting manner.