#1 About me...

1. What is your favorite book for kids… something you would like to use in your future classroom? Why do you like it?

A: "I like Myself!"- I think that one thing that children are struggling to find is where they fit and why they matter. I want the kids in my class to know that no matter what they look like or what their home life is like, they fit. They matter, and they have something to offer our classroom.

2. Name your three favorite T.V. shows, even if you don’t have time to watch them! What can you (or what are you willing to) tell me about your T.V. viewing habits? I’ll tell you mine if you’ll tell me yours!

A: This is a really hard one because I literally never watch T.V.... but, I think if i did I would watch

1. So you think you can dance! I love that show! They are amazing dancers and it makes me miss dancing so much. To me dance is so much more than movement it is a way to express yourself through movement. Ahh it fulfills a part of me

2. Psyc.... that show is funny, and clean. You gotta love good clean humor.

3. Any silly little Disney Channel show. They amuse me. I can watch it for a half hour with no guilt and no need to watch more. I am not stuck wondering what the next episode is going to entail... I just mindlessly veg while eating a snack and then I am done... it's nice.

3. Do you collect anything? Tell about your collections:

A: Well I used to have a small collection of porcelain dolls... they freak my husband out ha ha. When we first got married I told him that I wanted to put them up in our room (I am so mean). You should have seen the horror on his face! I also used to collect bells... I should start doing that again. I collect quotes. I love writing down things that inspire me and I am highly disappointed when i forget my journal.

4. Do you keep any kind of a journal (or blog?) besides this one? Tell me about it, and what you like to write about:

A: I kind of keep a journal. As stated above I mostly just write down things that I like and want to remember. I am trying to write in it as a journal more often because I find that these are some of the most valuable entries... but alas... this is still a work in progress.

5. If you had to be the sponsor of an after-school group, select your 1st, 2nd & 3rd choices:
_X_ contemporary moral issues __peer relationships
__national security __world peace
__career opportunities & choices _X_art or music appreciation
__gender issues __ethnicity issues
__death & dying __sports
_X_book club __writers group
__ecology __tutoring

( I have a hard time choosing a 1,2,3)

6. Have you ever taken art lessons or attended art classes outside of school? Tell about your artistic talent and/or interests:

A: I love to dance although opportunities for that are few and far between right now. I have danced my whole life, but I don't think my passion for dance was really lit until I was on the Dance Company at my high school. My coach showed me a whole new way to experience it, and that has helped me in lots of different aspects of my life.

- My other artistic experience was in college when I decided to take a water color class. I wasn't too bad at it either. I really enjoyed it and would love to get back into it.

- Other than that sometimes my husband likes to take me to the Art Museum at BYU because we like to interpret the art pieces there.

7. Have you ever taken music lessons or belonged to musical groups outside of school? Tell about your musical talent and/or interests:

A: I used to sing when I was younger but haven't had much involvement in it lately.

8. Have you ever taken dance lessons or belonged to dance groups? Tell about your dance talent and/or interests:

A: I guess I already talked about this in the Art area, but I love to dance. I have been dancing since I was a little girl. I have done Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Hip hop, Ballroom, Country, etc... Modern dance in high school is where I found great appreciation for dance, and movement. I find myself hearing a song and beginning to make up movement to express my emotions... It's a wonderful thing.

9. Have you ever taken drama classes or performed in a theater production? Tell about your theater talents and/or interests:

A: I have never done much drama although I did take a Elementary Ed Theater class here at UVU. It was highly enjoyable and I will definitely use what I learned there in my own classroom.

10. What have I not asked you, that you would like me to know about you?

A: That is a toughy... Well I guess just a general synopsis of me... I am originally from Utah and have gone to UVU my whole college experience. I love to camp. I love playing outside. I am not very good at many sports but I enjoy doing them with friends anyways. I am a little obsessed with the color code test and I love to try to figure out the way that people work and why they do the things they do.

I went to China in February of 2009 and taught English there for 5 months. I learned SO much! I loved the culture. I loved the adventure, and the kids stole my heart. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I just got married about a month and a half ago. My husbands name is Brian and he is the guy that I never thought I would find. We are planning on going to Mexico next summer to teach English in Mexico and are very very excited for that!

I am really excited for your class and I think it will be fun to learn such about how to differentiate the classroom because I think it is so important. The kids in our classrooms are so different and they deserve to have a teacher who wants to meet their needs, not just meet the curriculum.