Welcome to my little place on the internet!
My name is Stacy, and I teach fifth grade dual language in Woodstock, Illinois, which is a northwestern suburb of Chicago. This is my fifth year teaching in Woodstock. Before becoming a classroom teacher, I also worked in the district as a substitute, Pre-K associate, and student teacher.
I taught kindergarten my first year. That was a hot mess - no joke. I was NOT good at that. The next year, I thankfully was transferred to my current school to teach a 2nd/3rd split. I was a little better at that, and was more comfortable teaching my second year anyway. My third year, I requested a new position in 5th grade for dual language - and here I am! I love fifth grade! Finally, I feel like I'm at least okay at what I'm doing and the students "get me" and, more importantly, my humor. I teach English literacy and math to one group of students in the morning, then do the same with a second group of students in the afternoon. I work closely with my Spanish-speaking partner to coordinate and plan.
This year has been a big technology year for me! My school is 1-to-1 with Chromebooks, so technology is part of our daily lives. I am one of my school's ClassDojo Mentors, a ClassDojo Ambassador, a Flipgrid Ambassador, and am pursuing an endorsement as a Technology Specialist. I attended #ICE18 and presented at #ISTE18. Unfortunately, since I attended both of these last year, my district is giving this year's chance to someone else. I'm so glad I was able to go, of course, but now I'm hooked! I want to go to all the conferences! I'm looking forward to working more with technology, and hope to share what I learn with other teachers.
Outside of school, I love to read, dance, sing, and hunt for beach/sea glass. I have a daughter in fourth grade, a hubby who was my high school sweetheart, and a min-pin named Molly. It's a busy life, but I love it!
Some internet tidbits I've been involved with:
This App is Connecting Classrooms Around the Globe
Westwood students bond with Nigerian peers via video chat
How One Teacher is Teaching Her Students to be Kind
I taught kindergarten my first year. That was a hot mess - no joke. I was NOT good at that. The next year, I thankfully was transferred to my current school to teach a 2nd/3rd split. I was a little better at that, and was more comfortable teaching my second year anyway. My third year, I requested a new position in 5th grade for dual language - and here I am! I love fifth grade! Finally, I feel like I'm at least okay at what I'm doing and the students "get me" and, more importantly, my humor. I teach English literacy and math to one group of students in the morning, then do the same with a second group of students in the afternoon. I work closely with my Spanish-speaking partner to coordinate and plan.
This year has been a big technology year for me! My school is 1-to-1 with Chromebooks, so technology is part of our daily lives. I am one of my school's ClassDojo Mentors, a ClassDojo Ambassador, a Flipgrid Ambassador, and am pursuing an endorsement as a Technology Specialist. I attended #ICE18 and presented at #ISTE18. Unfortunately, since I attended both of these last year, my district is giving this year's chance to someone else. I'm so glad I was able to go, of course, but now I'm hooked! I want to go to all the conferences! I'm looking forward to working more with technology, and hope to share what I learn with other teachers.
Outside of school, I love to read, dance, sing, and hunt for beach/sea glass. I have a daughter in fourth grade, a hubby who was my high school sweetheart, and a min-pin named Molly. It's a busy life, but I love it!
Some internet tidbits I've been involved with:
This App is Connecting Classrooms Around the Globe
Westwood students bond with Nigerian peers via video chat
How One Teacher is Teaching Her Students to be Kind