Growing up, I was very interested in anything to do with music and the arts. I starting playing piano when I was 8 years old and have loved it ever since. In Grade 6, I discovered (to my amazement) that I apparently had a "knack" according to the band director for playing the euphonium. This instrument it's not the most common of instruments and many people I talk to have not ever heard of it. It looks like a smaller tuba but is in the same tonal range as a trombone however it has a mellower sound like a French horn.
Anyways, music and (as a progressed to the high grades at school) drama are two things that I enrich my life daily and I am very thankful that I was provided with the opportunities that I had. One other interest worth mentioning is that I was, and still am fiercely passionate about bowling. When my parents lived in B.C. for about 15 years, my Dad got a part-time job as a pin boy and was hooked on the sport ever since and because of this, passed his love for it onto me. At my best (so to speak), I was 3rd in the province individually and was on a team that also ranked 3rd the following year.
In regards to my experiences at school, I have two favorite grades: Kindergarten and Grade 12. All of the rest really do not make any sort of highlight reel in my books which I guess is one of the main reasons that I wanted to become a teacher. In short, I did not have a good day to day experience at school. The classes were fine, some were excellent however, when it came to the socialization part of education, I had the most "interesting" experiences practically every day. One of my main passions about teaching is that I will work my hardest so that no students have to dread coming to school because of the student environment.
As a child, my experience with technology was pretty slim. My parents were older than the parents who had children around my age. Nothing was or is wrong with this, I love my parents and think they are the best, but it did put me in an interesting learning environment since my parents were quite techno-phobic when it came to computers. There was no computer in the house until I was 10 and I learned most of my computer skills at school, thank goodness that opportunity existed! Eventually, I (along with my Mom) became quite comfortable using the computer however, my Dad will not go near a computer to this day. However, after taking ECMP 355, I believe that I will be giving him lessons this summer. The computer skills that I acquired at school aided me in landing a job with the Government of Saskatchewan as an Administrative Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Energy and Resources for two summers which was a fabulous experience. So, all in all, I am very grateful for the computer courses in high school!
I believe that technology by introducing technology to students in the classroom at an earlier age they are more likely to pick up the necessary skills that ones needs to use the computer on a basic level. In our current society, having even the basic knowledge about computers will benefit the students since the technological world will always be a very prevalent part of their lives. As a teacher, I know that some schools are more 'blessed' than others in terms of what technology is available as a resource however, even with this limitation I feel that teachers should try to do as much as they can with the students. ECMP 355 has taught me how important having technology as a main resource in the classroom is and it also has showed me how creative students can be and what connections they can make to the world around them if they are provided with the necessary tools.
At this point in time, I am currently waiting for my teaching certificate to arrive in the mail and once it does, I will be subbing for Regina Catholic School Division for the month of June and then I will be continuing subbing and applying for temporary positions in the fall.
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