My name is Courtney Paige Shear. I have a wonderful mom, dad and brother whom I live with in Fowlerville, Michigan when not I'm not going to school at Grand Valley. Fowlerville is a small, farm-dominated community, and I have loved being raised there and spending my summers there when home from school. At home, I also have a dog named Bullet. He is a Schnoodle, which is a mix between a Schnauzer and a Poodle and he is the first and only pet I've ever had!
This upcoming year is my fifth and final year here at Grand Valley. I have gone to Grand Valley for the entire duration of my college career and have loved it. I have met a ton of great people here, and also have been able to pursue my dream of being a High School Science teacher. I love all the sciences; therefore, I am pursing an extra endorsement for the integrated sciences so I can hopefully teach chemistry, physics, biology and Earth science at the secondary level. My actual major and minor are Biology and Earth Science for secondary Education. I tutor for Grand Valley and also tutor for families privately. In the future I see myself teaching at a smaller school maybe somewhere around the Grand Rapids area.
In my minimal free time, I love to paint, play volleyball (both indoor and beach), hangout with friends and eat good food! I also love exploring and being outdoors. Hence, the photo of myself to the right of me posing next to some bamboo on a family vacation to Maui, one of the Hawaiian Islands! Some fun facts about me is that I have visited over half of the 50 states, and I have been collecting rocks since I could walk.
I am really looking forward to this class because my experience with planning and using technology in the classroom is very minimal. I have grown up using mainly pencil and paper in the classroom, and at this point all of the technology available to me as a future teacher is both exciting and intimidating. I have done some teaching in various forms, such as subbing and being a Structured Learning Assistant at Grand Valley, and I have used ELMO technology, PowerPoint and some class wide quizzing/testing technology. I have also used Blackboard to post documents and assignments for students when I was a biology facilitator.
I am really looking forward to this class because my experience with planning and using technology in the classroom is very minimal. I have grown up using mainly pencil and paper in the classroom, and at this point all of the technology available to me as a future teacher is both exciting and intimidating. I have done some teaching in various forms, such as subbing and being a Structured Learning Assistant at Grand Valley, and I have used ELMO technology, PowerPoint and some class wide quizzing/testing technology. I have also used Blackboard to post documents and assignments for students when I was a biology facilitator.
Yours truly,
Courtney Shear
Nice to meet you, Courtney!
ReplyDeleteFunny, I grew up in the other side of the state, and lived in the greater Detroit area for about ten years as well. I know where Fowlerville is located.
I also had a Schnoodle growing up. They make great dogs!
Can you also please add the short video mentioned in the Assignment 1B?
I look forward to seeing you on Friday.
I posted the short video! The bonus is you get to see my dog. I wonder if my Schnoodle looks at all like your Schnoodle growing up!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Mine was multi shades of browns. :) Muffy.
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