Introduction

Hello Everyone,

My name is Heather. I am a Secondary English Education Major with a Mathematics Minor. I wanted to introduce myself a little bit to you before I do my blog post. In my free time, I enjoy playing sports. I have played softball and volleyball. (If anyone is every getting a game of volleyball together, I am game). I decided to become a teacher when I was very young. Teachers help other people learn and strive to do their best and that is what I want to do. English is one of my favorite subjects. It is not just because I like to read and write, but also because I really enjoy the critical thinking aspect of the subject. So, you are probably wondering why I have a math minor. I wanted to become a math teacher when I started college. I decided to become an English though because, like I said, English is one of my favorite subjects. I have more strengthens in English than I do math, so I wanted to pursue this. I have a math minor in hopes I can pass the math PRAXIS and teach some middle school math class along with English.

Fast pitch softball

First Place slow pitch tournament

In other news, I am getting married after graduation ! I have been dating my fiance for 7 years now...since I was in 10th grade :) Then I will officially move to Shippensburg after we get married. :)

 One of our Save the Dates tells our story

Students visiting me on the last day of the Summer Camp

Shirts signed by the students and teachers

Lastly, I went to China for an internship this summer. It was a great experience. I taught English as a second language to Chinese students at the elementary and high school level. I highly recommend teaching aboard. The student truly appreciate foreign teachers (especially Americans). I want to use my experience in China as an advantage going into student teaching. I learned a lot about classroom management, planning lessons, and what students are interested in. If you have any questions I am happy to tell you how my experience went. Nice to meet everyone...I am looking forward to this class!

One of my 4 classes

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