I have been considering beginning a blog about my
experiences teaching, learning, and the general state of public education in
the United States for a long time. I
have finally been pushed to actually do it by some of my colleagues and a
course I am enrolled in on educational technology.
So, to begin… I figured I would introduce myself and my
vision for what you will find here. I
have been teaching for 12 years at an affluent suburban high school outside of
Chicago. I grew up not too far from
where I am currently teaching with three younger brothers. I attended Illinois Wesleyan University and
majored in history with minors in German and secondary education. From there I began teaching high school
social studies. I have two masters
degrees and am now working on my doctorate in curriculum and instruction. I teach because it is what I love, the best
part of every day is when I am in my classroom and working with my
students.
So… now to blog… some of these posts will be identified as “Blog
Post 1, 2, etc…” These posts are part of the educational technology course that
I am in right now. Some of the posts
will just be made as part of my own professional development and learning.
