Teaching:
This is my 13th year of teaching.
Currently: 6th grade language arts
Past: 6th grade science and math, 4th grade teacher, all subjects

Education:
Bachelor's degree from Ball State University in 1995 with a major in elementary education.
Master's degree at the University of Dayton in 2001 with a major in educational technology.

Personal:
Born in 1973 in Ohio, married with two children, no pets

Hobbies
Traveling
Riding rollercoasters
Reading
Scrapbooking

Recent trips
Nova Scotia (June 2007)
Florida (July 2008)
Niagara Falls (Oct. 2008)

Visit my World page to see
maps of all the places I've been.

Rollercoasters
New rollercoasters that I have ridden in the last year include:
* Rockin Rollercoaster starring Aerosmith at Disney Hollywood Studios
* Backlot Stunt Track at King's Island
* Firehawk at King's Island (finally!)
Click here to see my coaster log.

Books
The latest books I have read include:

The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Alison Weir
Tunnels by Roderick Gordon & Brian Williams
Deeper by Roderick Gordon & Brian Williams
Guts by Gary Paulsen
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
Fabulous Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Midnight Sun (partial draft) by Stephenie Meyer
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
Club Dead by Charlaine Harris

I am currently reading:
Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris