I am the library media specialist at an urban school with an enrollment of one hundred and twenty special needs (physically/medically/cognitivelly/healthchallenged) students as well as one hundred and twenty two general education students.
Position:
Library Media Specialist
Needs:
Because of my students diverse learning styles they require a wealth of kinesthetic, visual, audio, educational and technological devices, software and equipment.
The special needs students have inclusion classes with the general education population which makes it challenging to cover all of their learning modalities.
Personal Information:
College and Degrees:
Bachelor of Arts in Education/ Psychology from Northeastern Illinois University
Masterof Arts in Reading from Northeastern Illinois University
Masterof Arts in Supervision and Administration from Roosevelt University
TeacherEducation Certificate from the Institute of Psychoanalysis in Chicago, IL
The Purpose Driven Life
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Think and Grow Rich
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
The Secret
The Lost Boy by Dave Pelzer
The Child Called It by Dave Pelzer
A Man Named Dave by Dave Pelzer
Mentor by Tom Pace
Favorite Quotes:
Don't get mad, get smart.
Actions speak louder than words.
Interests:
Financial Investments
Writing
PhysicalFitness and Health
Nutrition
Why Do I Teach?:
I wish to impact the lives of my students by making them life-long learners and life-long readers!