About+Me

=**About Me** = = = Teaching has been the only career I have ever known. I graduated from York College of Pennsylvania in 1994 with a B.S. degree in Elementary Education. My first teaching position came in 1996 with the West Shore School District. There I began teaching seventh grade at New Cumberland Middle School and continued to teach there for the next ten years. During that time, I taught both social studies and language arts. In addition to teaching, I also participated in numerous extra curricular activities with students such as coaching basketball, assisting with the musical, ski club advisor, and golf club advisor. I enjoyed my time at NCMS tremendously.

 I decided in 2006 that I was ready for a change and accepted a position as an Integration Instructional Advisor at three of our elementary schools. This position comprised of assisting classroom teachers in those particular buildings with integrating technology into their curriculum. After one year at the building level, I then accepted a position as a district-wide technology integrator. I now serve all 16 of our buildings for technology integration assistance and collaboration. Our district consists of two high schools, four middle schools, and 10 elementary schools; needless to say I stay quite busy and enjoy it immensely! In the spring of 2011, I also accepted a position with Apple Inc. to deliver professional development throughout the country during the summer months.

 Over the course of my career, I am proud to have been chosen as a Keystone Technology Integrator and a Google Certified Teacher. I have presented at numerous conferences and trainings for Apple Inc. and at local and state conferences, including PETE&C and Classroom 2.0. I completed my Instructional Technology Specialist Certificate at Clarion University in the fall of 2010. I am on schedule to complete the Master's of Education program in the spring of 2012. My classroom experiences, coupled with the knowledge I've gained in the ITSC program at Clarion, have prepared me well to succeed in the area of instructional technology. I look forward to the next phase of my career, wherever that may take me.