Who am I?

Hey Everyone!

My name is Michele and I've been teaching for seven years for Fairfax County at Mount Vernon Woods.  I used to teach fourth and third grade but now I'm an English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher.  I am a product of Fairfax County Public Schools and graduated from Mount Vernon HS.  I left the area and attended Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL where I received a degree in Elementary Education.  While I was in college I played the clarinet in my college's marching band; The Marching 100.  After graduation I returned to the area and started my teaching career.  I am now pursing a Master's degree at George Mason University (GMU) in technology and its been a great experience.

I've never been interested in blogging and never really understood why someone would want to share so many personal thoughts with complete strangers.  I realize now that it's more than just writing and sharing thoughts with others.  It's about reflecting on a topic that's interesting to you.  I like the fact that blogging is more about bringing people together to have a discussion as apposed to just a single person writing about their day.  The owner of the blog creates links that connects their blog to other places on the web.  Then viewers or other bloggers leave comments and engage in the conversation and spark new and interesting ideas.

Being a part of the ITS program at GMU has caused me to become an even more reflective person, student, and educator.  My hope is that I'll be able to take important lessons learned from my experiences and apply them in my daily teachings.  There is never enough time in the day to do everything I want but I'm hoping to change that mindset and find some small amount of time to reflect on my teaching and keeping a blog about lessons learned from each day at work is a great start.