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My strongest attributes are truly caring about children. I love to work with them and watch them learn new material. I also am very organized and love to create new activities that I believe will interest the students. My weaker attribute is not being flexible. I like to stay on a schedule but I know that every day will be different with the students and lessons won't go as they are planned. A couple of years from now, I see myself beginning my teaching career. I want to either stay in Manhattan or move to Kansas City. My family is really important to me and I want to stay close to them. I will continue to strive to learn to a better teacher. Helping me get there is to stay dedicated to school and to stay involved in volunteering in the classroom.
Staying up with technology is key to teaching. Technology presents material in new ways that can be more engaging to the students. In return, the students will have a better chance to learn the material. Technology is very interactive covering many different learning styles. A lot of technology applications can also be personal creating connections to the students. Podcasts are a great resource to keep up with new software and technology. A few of my favorite Podcasts are from Tech Chicks or Driving Questions. These are constantly updated with new information on new technology. It also leads to new resources.  CDK's Education Technology Place is also a great place to start looking for resources.
The older I have gotten, the more I've learned and seen technology in the classroom. When I was in elementary school, we mostly used Word or Powerpoint. Now there are new resources like Prezi or Google Docs to better collaborate and more interactive. They are new and and interesting. I will try to integrate technology in my classroom as much as I can and collaborate with other teachers on different technology they may like to use. There will be inservice days and presentations to keep up with different types of technology used in the classroom. A few resources that I really like are Prezi, Animoto, and Celebrating Kansas Voices.