Monday, May 12, 2014
About Me
My name is Beth Langlois, and I am currently a third grade teacher. This is my 5th year teaching third grade. I am very blessed to have had some wonderful opportunities in my teaching career. I did my student teaching in Kindergarten in San Antonio, TX. I absolutely loved it there. Who wouldn't like year round warmth? I decided I was going to stay. I ended up having a full time subbing position in a special needs classroom. This quickly turned into a full time third grade position. I taught in Texas for two and half years and decided it was time for me to come home to Illinois. I am very family oriented. To be away from my family was very hard for me. I found myself making a trip home once a month so it got very pricey. I have three siblings; two brothers and a sister. Along with that I have 5 nephews and a niece. I found myself missing out on a lot, and the year round warmth wasn't worth it. As of right now, I am early childhood certified. I decided last year that I would make myself more marketable and get my elementary certification. It has been an adventure, but I am excited to be finishing it up this year!
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Beth,
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree with you more about the year-long warmth! ...although, like you, my family is here in the Bourbonnais/Grant Park area (I grew up in Bourbonnais but moved out to GP after I got married because my husband's dad farms and lives in the GP area), so as much as I always wish we lived in a warmer climate, I could never give up being close to my family. We have four young kids (8, 4, 2, and 5 months), and my mom and sister help babysit most of the days I have to work, which is such a blessing!
I have been at Olivet for seven years now; I taught high school at Manteno High School and coached swimming at Bradley-Bourbonnais High School for three years after graduating from Olivet with my bachelors in English education. I just finished my Ph.D. at Purdue University last May.
I look forward to working with you in this class! I have always loved teaching and learning, specifically about literacy, and look forward to reading your responses on the topic!
Literacy is one of my favorites to teach in the classroom :) I am hoping I can learn even more to bring to my classroom. We have been doing a lot trying to get ready for common core. A lot of new changes :)
ReplyDeleteDid you by chance get my email about the textbooks?