Currently, I am teaching students in grades one and two utilizing Dell PCs in a computer room which includes twenty six new, stand alone units. The multimedia software KID PIX Studio Deluxe is a particular favorite in both grades, as is The Ultimate Writing and Creativity Center , which is also well received by all 470 students. Jr. , which has been enthusiastically received by students and parents, as well as classroom teachers. In 1996 I applied for and was granted certification as instructional technology specialist, a new certification in Massachusetts. I thoroughly enjoy working with young learners and emerging technologies.
Every day brings new challenges and new rewards.
Teaching with technology necessitates one being a life long learner, a characteristic that becomes ever more important as we aspire to teach children who will need to be problem solvers and critical thinkers in the 21st century. I began my teaching career in Sturbridge as a resource room teacher. I then took a course to become a computer programmer. For four years I worked in the software industry as a programmer for a consulting firm, an accounting software manufacturer, and then as a systems analyst for another accounting software manufacturer. I taught at Valley Tech full time and later part time for ten years.