Hello! Welcome to my blog about being a business teacher. I hope that the information I provide you with will guide you on your journey to being a successful business teacher! My goal is to post once a day on different topics that you will be covering in class. I make no promises with a full time job and family that keep me busy at home. I will let Nancy know when there is a new post, but the best way to stay connected is to follow my blog and subscribe to an RSS feed where you can stay updated daily! Okay, on to my introduction! My name is Janell, I graduated from CMU in December 2004 with a degree in secondary education. My major in the education program was health and my minor was business. That is the reason why I am in your class, to turn that minor into a major, therefore leading to my vocational certification. The more certifications/subject areas you have or can teach the better--but that will be in another post:) After graduation, I subbed for 2 years in the district that I did my student teaching in and then fell into a job at Bedford High School, in Temperance, Michigan. We are right on the Ohio border, Class A school, and a great place to work.
I have been married for almost 7 years, have 2 beautiful daughters, and one on the way. As I said before...I am busy busy:)
I currently teach all 9th grade (freshman are challenging but rewarding). I teach Health part time and a class called Online Experience which deals with technology and the use of Web 2.0. I have not taught any CTE courses due to my lack of the vocational certification, but have been around them and worked closely with those teachers.
I hope this blog helps you gain some perspective on what the teaching world is like and what to expect after graduation. Please feel free to leave a comment on this post introducing yourself, so that I can get to know a little about you all as well.
