All+About+Me

**10 quick facts about Ms. Morgan: ** 
 * 1) I love teaching and look forward to an exciting semester!
 * 2) I am getting married on June 12th to a physical therapist.
 * 3) I have two dogs: a miniature chihuahua named Indie and a yellow lab named Callie.
 * 4) My favorite books are //Invisible Man// by Ralph Ellison and //The Book Thief// by Markus Zusak.
 * 5) I majored in Broadcast News and minored in Philosophy at CU-Boulder.
 * 6) In high school I played soccer, basketball, ran track, and ran cross-country.
 * 7) My favorite foods are sushi and my grandmother's spaghetti.
 * 8) I am a huge sports fan! My favorite teams are the CU Buffaloes, LA Lakers, and the Broncos.
 * 9) I lived in Perugia, Italy for six months while I was in college and traveled the country.
 * 10) I love to travel and even worked as a flight attendant for 1 1/2 years!


 * Why You Should Hire Me**:

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<span style="display: block; font-size: 150%; color: rgb(87, 229, 97); text-align: center;">**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My Educational Philosophy **: <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(157, 170, 231); font-family: 'Times New Roman';">My ultimate goal as a teacher is to shape young students into successful, intelligent, and contributing members of society. <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(157, 170, 231); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Teaching a classroom full of raging hormones and high school drama will probably be the most challenging undertakings of my life, however, I am ready for the challenge! I am extremely excited about educating myself, as well as my future students, and hopefully my passion for learning is contagious. Aside from my enthusiasm, I have a true desire to help children learn effectively. My seventeen-year-old brother has struggled with learning disabilities due to ADHD throughout his school years. Unfortunately, he did not receive a successful education considering he can barely read or confidently communicate as a junior in high school. I understand that some students may require more help than I will be able to provide or may unfortunately slip through the cracks, but I plan to make **every** effort to educate all of my students regardless of their level of learning.

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<span style="color: rgb(157, 170, 231); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">I will use my wiki in my own teaching practice primarily to provide information to the classroom community and to the parents of my students. My wiki will include many resources and information for both groups in our classroom community but also introduce students to new aspects of technology. I will also implement many other technology products in my instruction, such as various web 2.0 tools, google earth, digital storytelling, and RSS feeds. Students need to be challenged in their education and although I plan on being an English teacher, many technology products will allow students to increase their critical thinking and visual literacy. Many of the technology products showcased in my wiki will increase student achievement because students will take greater interest in completing technology products rather than simply writing a paper or completing a graphic organizer. Google Earth is a great way to explore different landmarks or locations discussed in a novel and Web 2.0 tools, such as Shelfari, allow students to create a virtual bookshelf and read reflections on various books. Digital storytelling would be a great visual addition if a student were to present a poem or short story to the class, especially for students who have anxiety speaking in front of the class. The RSS feed would allow students to follow blogs about certain topics discussed in our novels or read follow literature blogs. Overall, the wiki will be an efficient tool to keep the classroom community informed and it will also serve as a showcase for the examples of many technology tools the class will utilize in our lesson plans.

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