Work in Progress

For the 25 years of my work life, I was in a business environment as an Human Resources manager, an office manager, a payroll coordinator and an accounts payable and receivables manager. It was not until my forties that I decided to change career paths and become a teacher. I had earned a degree in Biology and one in Studio Art.  I found out that art teachers never leave their jobs, so a Biology teacher it was. At the time, I had no idea what becoming a teacher would entail, let alone a Biology teacher.  I had to relearn Biology all over again, usually the night before the I taught it.

Over the next fourteen years with Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (CMS),  I continued to develop my interest in the relationship between technology and its place in education. I used the latest technology in my classroom to engage the students. Even though I was successful at teaching Biology it wasn't enough. I began to search out new technology to integrate into my classroom. My students wanted to create 3-D models, paintings, movies, and books to demonstrate their mastery of the concepts found in the Common Core.  I went to countless workshops and seminars and training sessions to learn the latest technology, but it still wasn't enough,  I wanted more.

So, in the autumn of my life,  I set out on the last leg of my technology journey by changing positions to an Academy Coordinator of an AOIT and working at completing my Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology at Lesley University.