Personal & Professional Timeline

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
09/12/1989	Born- Personal	I was born on September 12, 1989 at Morristown Hamblen Hospital in Morristown, Tennessee.
11/16/1993	My brother, Blake was born. -Personal	My brother is my best friend. I don't know what I would do if we weren't close like we are today.
08/08/1995	Oberving my grandmother- Professional	This is an ongoing event in my life, but it started when I was in kindergarten. I have observed my grandmother, Marjorie Ballinger in her professional career since I was just a child.I continually learn from my grandmother's professionalism, hard work, and faith in God and she will always be one of the biggest reasons I wanted to teach children. All of the wisdom I have gained from her will help me teach Social Studies in a meaningful way.
08/08/1998	Moved schools- Personal	I moved schools in the fifth grade because my parents got a divorce. I moved from Rush Strong to White Pine. At the time it was tragic, but I made a lot of friends at White Pine and I wouldn't change it.
08/08/1998	Parents divorced- Personal	My parents got divorced when I was in the third grade. It was a really difficult time for me, but I had a loving and supportive family to get me through it and make me the person I am today.
08/15/2002	State Championship- Personal	My 12U softball team went to the state championship in La Vergne, Tennessee. We got second place behind Unicoi County. I had never worked so hard for anything until that time.
01/27/2006	Job shadowed- Professional	My sophomore year of high school I job shadowed my aunt who was a teacher at White Pine Elementary. At this point in my high school career I was still unsure what I wanted to do with my life. Just spending this day with her and seeing how her children inspired her & how much she loved her job really stuck with me. This event will effect my teaching of social studies in the manner of being passionate in teaching the subject because my aunt is always passionate and believes in what she is teaching
06/27/2007	Started working at Bass Pro Shops- Personal & professional	I love my job. I also believe that this is both a personal and professional event in my life. It's personal in the sense that I have many friends here and it is my real first job, but it is very professional in the sense that I am a customer service representative and I work with so many different kinds of people here. When you have people skills and can have fun while getting a job done students listen more, especially in social studies.
05/11/2008	Graduated high school	This was a great day for me. I was so happy then, but knew I was going to continue my education as long as I could.
08/26/2008	Started at Carson- Newman- Professional	This is important to me because I had always wanted to attend Carson-Newman. This college has made my professional life what it is and what it will be forever. This will affect my social studies teaching because I have learned so many ways to teach here. I have also greatly increased my knowledge of the discipline in general here.
08/26/2009	Joined my sorority; Chi Lambda Sigma- Personal	This was a huge deal for me. I was never involved in ANYTHING in high school and I decided it was going to be different in college. I wanted to be a part of something and even though I was scared to death I pledged the Callies. It was one of the best decisions I made in college. I made lifelong friendships and gained social skills that I might have never had just coming to school here as a commuter.
01/01/2010	Met Paul- Personal	I started dating my boyfriend, Paul Day on January 1, 2010. He's my best friend and I don't know what I would do without him.
01/12/2010	Moved to London- Personal & professional	My sophomore year of college I did the study abroad program where I lived in London. I travelled to 9 different countries; Wales, England, Scotland, Ireland, France, The Netherlands, Germany, Spain, & Belgium.I feel that this is both a personal and professional event. I grew so much as a person in these 4 months. I got to know myself and depend on just me. I also know that the cultural experiences I will be able to bring into social studies will really enrich my classroom.
12/04/2011	Acceptance into the teacher ed program	A lot of work went into actually getting to this point in my college career. All of that work developed me professionally in many ways. All of the classes I took, the practicums I had, the methods I learned, the tests I took, and the lessons I learned really had an impact on my professional life. This will effect my teaching of social studies because everything that led up to this acceptance gave me insight in HOW to teach.