1. EDU 671: INTRODUCTION D. GERALD By PresenterMedia.comPresenterMedia.com

2. All About Me Currently living in Richmond, VA Mother of 6 year-old twins and guardian of my 16 year-old niece Currently pursuing a Masters in Education with an emphasis in Higher Education Earned a Bachelors in Psychology

3. Counselor - Assisted and instructed individuals with profound disabilities about life skills -Instructed individuals with behavioral difficulties about appropriate social skills and decision making Exceptional Education Teacher - Instructed students with emotional disabilities Tutor - Currently instructing students with and without in academic deficit areas PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

4. Becoming a college administrator Developing an assessment that accurately reflects a student’s abilities that is widely accepted as an alternative to standardized multiple choice test Investigating fun ways to help my children adjust and learn from the environment without it appearing as an academic or social lesson -Older twin has autism -Younger twin has ADHD Increasing general technology knowledge and skills then integrating it to enhance my everyday routine Playing electronic puzzle games (Candy Crush and Bejeweled) Interests

5. K-8 Education Very small classrooms Uniform academic drills Uniform instruction Creativity not encouraged High expectations for every student Mandated student self- motivation and discipline Verbal reprimand primary reinforcement Growing Up In A Catholic Academic World

6. All girl Catholic school Academic ranking was emphasized and publicized Absence of the encouragement of the pursuit of personal learning interest Majority of the lessons were lectures Academic competiveness was highly encouraged Respect, self-worth and discipline was as important as academics Grades 9-12 Catholic Educational Experience

7. Scoring the highest on a standardized Mathematics test in 9 th grade -When I achieved the score, I found out that I was actually great in math. -Before I achieved the score, I thought I was bad in math. -After the score, I discovered I was just being lazy. Fear was controlling my success. Defining Experience

8. - College Professor in a department related to teacher training - Assessment and Curriculum Developer for students with various disabilities - Future Expectations

9. -Make me an eligible candidate to become an adjunct professor at a local or online college or university -Allow me more insight on the components of effective education -Ability to be more innovative in the area of assessment and higher education Master’s Degree Completion A callout, this can be edited or deleted

10. "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." -- Benjamin Franklin

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