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​  A Window into Ann's World

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//Introduction://
As a teacher in a special education resource setting to 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. Though there are daily struggles with handicaps and more frequently, attitudes, I love what I do. Each time I see one of my struggling students bubbling with excitement about the book they are reading, publishing on a blog for the first time, or even sending and receiving their first email, I know why I do, what I do.

//Personal Goals://

 * 1) Find a church home and attend regularly. I am presently a devoted attendee of Joel Osteen.
 * 2) Complete National Board certification by December 2010.
 * 3) Finish graduate school by December 2010.
 * 4) Ride my horse, Coppersocks, who almost killed me Memorial Weekend 2008. ( I have not been back on him.)

//**Personal Interest:**//

 * Reading and listening to audio CDs.
 * Horseback riding
 * Swimming with my granddaughter, Leigha.
 * Flower gardening
 * Watching the sunrise
 * Learning and utilizing new technology tool

//Burning Question://
**As technology changes the way we teach and the way students learn, is it possible for the gap between "normal" students and students with learning disabilities to grow smaller? What is more important, memorizing answers for a test, or knowing where to find the answers?**

//Web 2.0 Stuff://

 * [|//My Protopage//] //- the first thing I have ever managed to keep organized!//
 * //Our// [|//Classroom Wiki//]//- my students' link to our classroom on and off campus//
 * //Our// [|//Classroom Library Blog//] //- provides students access to information about new books, authors, and student recommendations//
 * //My// [|//personal//]//reading and writing blog -//
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