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Becoming a Teacher

  • High School Graduation

    High School Graduation
    One chapter ended, grade school, and the next was about to get started, college.
  • Move-In Day

    Move-In Day
    Move-In Day at West Chester University. I got accepted into the school of education and would be starting classes in Elementary Education in just a few short days.
  • First Field Observation

    First Field Observation
    Field observation in a half-day kindergarten classroom.
  • Where My Journey Took A Detour

    I decided to leave the School of Education and pursue a degree in Communications. I got caught up in wanting a "cool" job and one that I would allow me to climb the "corporate ladder" and make a lot of money.
  • College Graduation

    College Graduation
    Graduated with a degree in Communications and was about to start my job as a Marketing Consultent with Windsor Communities in Baltimore, MD.
  • The Job That Changed Everything

    The Job That Changed Everything
    I started a new job with Korman Communities in Philadelphia and after only about 6 months knew that I needed to do something bigger with my life and was starting to re-visit the idea of pursuing my lifelong dream of becoming an Elementary School teacher.
  • Time To Go Back To School

    Time To Go Back To School
    I started graduate school at Arcadia Univeristy to get my certification in elementry and special education. https://www.arcadia.edu/school-education
  • My Very First Lesson

    My Very First Lesson
    This is the day I taught my very first lesson. It was a STEM lesson that I taught to a class of 22 kindergarteners.
  • Time To Get Classroom Experience

    Time To Get Classroom Experience
    Started Pre-Student teaching at Fort Washington Elementary School with Mrs. Paige's 1st grade classroom. After my first day at student teaching I got in my car and started to cry happy tears because I knew I had found what I was meant to do. www.udsd.org/schools/fwes/