Astrophysics...Cultural Anthropology...Secondary Education...
It's been said that the third time is the charm, and I feel like I've finally found a career that combines my varied skills and interests. Although a year ago I hadn't even considered getting my teaching license and M.Ed. from UAF, I'm nearing the final laps of that program now. I've spent the past year taking education classes at UAF in the evenings while doing my student teaching in math and physics at North Pole High School during the day. I'm still not able to narrow down my interests enough to focus on just one endorsement area, but at least physics and math are a good fit together. It's my goal to be working full-time as a classroom teacher in a high school in Alaska by the start of the 2014-2015 school year, and I'm hoping that completing the rural practicum for my Multicultural Education class will help me understand a bit better where it is that I'd like to teach.
It's been said that the third time is the charm, and I feel like I've finally found a career that combines my varied skills and interests. Although a year ago I hadn't even considered getting my teaching license and M.Ed. from UAF, I'm nearing the final laps of that program now. I've spent the past year taking education classes at UAF in the evenings while doing my student teaching in math and physics at North Pole High School during the day. I'm still not able to narrow down my interests enough to focus on just one endorsement area, but at least physics and math are a good fit together. It's my goal to be working full-time as a classroom teacher in a high school in Alaska by the start of the 2014-2015 school year, and I'm hoping that completing the rural practicum for my Multicultural Education class will help me understand a bit better where it is that I'd like to teach.