1. Introduction to JASON OWENS MAED STUDENT AT ASHFORD UNIVERSITY AND ELL TEACHER

2. A little bit about me  Hello everyone my name is Jason Owens, I am 41 I am a twenty year military veteran of the US Army and I have a BA Ed in English Language Learner Studies from Ashford. I am originally from a small town called Fortuna in Humboldt County California, but I currently live in Chattanooga, Tennessee with my Fiancée Rebecca. We both are ESOL teachers in the school district.  Before this school year I spent a year in China teaching English there in the worlds largest city Shanghai with Disney English part of the Walt Disney company.  After this school year my fiancée and I will be moving to Long Beach California where we have ELL educational jobs awaiting us and family.

3. My K-12 Educational Experiance  I grew up in a military family. My father was in the Navy for 30 years. So we moved every 3-4 years.  This made school an experience. Grades K-8 I went to four different schools, and then two different high schools.  For the most part my educational experience was with a K-12 system developed by the Department of Defense or DoDDS (Department of Defense Dependents Schools).  The school system was created so that parents who where stationed overseas could have their children in a US style school system in countries where the school system was different or lower quality.

4. My Degree Program  I am currently working on my MAED with a specialty in ELL education.  I have my BA in Education with a focus on ELL education.  My current job is ESOL teacher here in Chattanooga  I will be a ELL teacher at a entry center for the Long Beach School district in Long Beach California starting in August of 2016.  My goal for my future is to work within the Long Beach school district until retirement.

5. “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” Mahatma Gandhi  This quote by Gandhi has always stuck with me.  I think that for me it means that if I want to make a difference in the world I need to work at it.  I can be the change I wish if I work at it long enough in the right way.  For me that is education and specifically ELL education in the United States.  Thank You.