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My Inspiration
At the beginning of 8th grade in 2002, I moved to Hudson, New Hampshire. I had a Language arts teacher named Jen Lowke. She taught me to be a good friend, student and citizen of the world. She went out of her way to make me feel important in this world and took time to listen to me as a person. She inspired me to teach children beyond the classroom as she did and help students to feel important. -
High School
I graduated from Alvirne High School in Hudson, NH. -
Westfield State University
After high school, I went to WSU to study Music Education. I was looking to teach as I was inspired to and utilize my talent of trumpet playing. This sounded like a dream job. Unfortunately, I became uninterested in this field as the year progressed and moved back home to attend Rivier College. -
Rivier College
In September 2007, I started my first year at Rivier College to study Elementary Education and Special Education. I went back to my inspiration and zeroed in on how I could emulate Mrs. Lowke through my life. I chose special education of young children to be someone that would listen to them and make them feel special along with helping them to succeed. -
Kaelob
On April 15, 2009 Kaelob was born. He quickly became my pride and joy and pushed me to succeed even further in life. He motivated me to do the best I can. -
Bachelors Degree
I earned a bachelors degree in Elementary Education along with a bachelors degree in Special Education in May of 2011. I graduated with a 3.5 GPA which was a proud moment in my life. -
Masters Degree
I began my road to a Master's Degree in Reading. I continued my education at Rivier College part time to be able to gain real world experience through my job as a paraprofessional. -
Richard Maghakian Memorial School
I received my first teaching interview in September of 2011 to be a paraprofessional at RMMS. I began my educational track in preschool. -
Kindergarten
In September 2012, I was moved into the Kindergarden Intervention program as a paraprofessional. I worked my way up to a co-teacher in the program with Lisa Boucher. This event specifically, has brought knowledge to me that I could have never gained in the college classroom. -
Reading program
In January of 2013, I took over the reading interventions in kindergarten at RMMS. I planned, prepared and administered the reading intervention Leveled Literacy Intervention to students who were in the lower 20% of the kindergarten class. I progress monitored them and kept indepth records of their regression or progression through reading in kindergarten. -
First Teaching Job
I taught my first kindergarten summer school program of students in need alone. I learned the ins and outs of lesson planning, communicating with parents, tracking progress, assessments and keeping administration involved. It was a trying experience but one that pushed me to be a better educator. -
Graduate!
In May 2014 I will graduate from Rivier University with a Master's Degree in Reading and Writing. This will give me the opportunity to help students further their reading along with begin their reading.
