I am a first grade teacher at an elementary school here in the Bay Area. I recently completed all of my classes to get my Masters in Instructional Technology. As part of my Masters Program I have the opportunity to do an internship here at NASA Ames Research Center. Here at NASA, I am working with the Aerospace Team Online web pages, and it has been a blast learning html and designing pages for their online site.

My career journey began while I was in elementary school. I loved school and would spend hours playing with my friends. I wanted to be a lot of different things while I was growing up, but a teacher was always one of them. When I graduated from high school, I enrolled at Whitworth College which is well known in the Pacific Northwest for having a great education department. I received an excellent education and was able to work in different elementary classrooms from the beginning of my college career. After college, I came back to California to teach. I love teaching all of my students, and fee l very fortunate that I love to go to work everyday!

As part of my continuing education as a teacher, I decided to get my Masters Degree. I enrolled at San Jose State University so that I could pursue my interest in computers and teaching. That is how I ended up here at NASA for the summer. I am using my teaching and technology skills as I work with the Aerospace Team Online web pages.

I like my job because no two days are ever the same. I love watching students learn, and I feel lucky that I get to take part in that process. If you are interested in becoming a teacher, be prepared to work long hours preparing lessons, decorating your classrooms, doing paper work, and having a blast with your students.

I love to have fun! I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, rock climbing, reading, watching movies, and anything else that sounds interest ing!