1. My Story: Becoming a Teacher
Laura Pearl Davis

2. What influenced me along this journey…
My Teachers
College
Girl Scouts
My Family

3. My Teachers My teachers believed in me. They inspired me.
They reached out and gave me the help I needed.

4. My love for art was fostered by my Elementary School and my teachers!

5. My Family
My family has been very supportive of me in my decision to become a teacher.
My niece who is now eight is a constant reminder of how important and brilliant children are!

6. My sister and I loved to play school when we were young!

7. We were very organized…
Attendance Sheets
Behavior Record

8. And would even give tests…

9. Girl Scouts
Growing up I was very involved as a Girl Scout and I was surrounded by women in strong leadership roles.
As a teenager and older Girl Scout I enjoyed being a leader and teacher to the younger Girl Scouts at Day Camp.

10. My Education Obtained my BA in Art from UNC-A in 2006!
This choice was definitely influenced by my Elementary School Art Teacher!

11. I thought about becoming an Elementary School Art Teacher but decided that I wanted to bring creativity into other subjects through teaching it all!
In 2008 I made the decision to attend NCCU’s licensure program and I have loved every minute of it!

12. Teaching my first lesson…

13. Graphic Novel Writing Project!!!

14. Fundraising for books!!!

15. North Carolina Central University
My experience through the licensure program at North Carolina Central University has only strengthened and encouraged my decision!

16. What it all means…
These are the influences on my decision to become a teacher. These are the people that have changed my life. They are the people that I look up to and at the end of the day I strive to be like. I want to be a teacher because I want to make a difference. I want to help students find their passion as others helped me!