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School District of Lancaster
Established in 1836, the School District of Lancaster is the second oldest district in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. -
NEA
The National Education Association founded in 1857 represents public school teachers and other personnel. -
Lancaster Public Library
In December 4, 1759 the Lancaster Library Company formed with 54 members. In 1898 A. Herr Smith Library formed in the building donated be Eliza Smith at 125 North Duke Street as a free public library. -
Scholastic
Scholastic Corporation was founded in 1920 and is an American publishing, education and media company. -
Dr. Seuss
March 2, 1904 Theodor Seuss Geisel was born. In 1960 Green Eggs and Ham was written! -
Penn State Harrisburg/University Park
Established in 1966 and because of this I was able to have a great education! -
Department of Education
Created in 1979 the department was signed by President Jimmy Carter. -
American Reading Company
This company was founded by CEO Jane Hileman and in 1998 she began the business of the 100 Book Challenge. -
Green Eggs and Ham (personal)
When I was in first grade I really liked to read Dr. Seuss books. I would listen to my mom read them every night. One day I was finally able to read Green Eggs and Ham all by myself! I was so excited that I began reading it every night to my little brother until he got tired of it. Then I was reading all kinds of Dr. Seuss books. -
First Grade (personal)
My first grade teacher was Mrs. Cook. I remember her so vividly because she is the person that made me love reading. I remember every morning we would sit on the carpet and listen to her read different stories. When she read funny books she would use different voices for each character. She had stuffed animals that went along with her series books. She would let us hold them while she read. Ever since then I would, "read, read, read and love it!" - Quote from my Literacy Coach at Burrowes. -
NCLB
The No Child Left Behind Act was a U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; it included Title 1 provisions applying to disadvantaged students. -
Public Library (Personal)
In the summer, my mom would take my brother and I to the library once a week. We were allowed to check out up to 5 books at a time. When I was in 3rd grade, I was really into the Junie B. Jones books. I would check out 5 books even though I could only finish 2 a week. My mom would always tell me just get 2, but I loved them so much I always got more than I could read in a week! -
I want to be a teacher (personal)
My fourth grade teacher at Rohrerstown Elementary was Mrs. Miller. She is one of the first people that influenced my career choice. After being in her class I knew I wanted to be a teacher one day. -
Reading Intervention (personal)
In fourth grade I struggled with comprehension and remembering what I read. I would read a book and not remember information like the setting and order of events. I worked in a small group with a reading specialist. I improved a lot in that year and going into fifth grade I no longer needed the reading intervention. -
10th Grade English (personal)
This class sticks out to me unfortunately in a negative way. I remember I had to read poems by authors who weren't alive. I never understood what the poems were about. From this point I never really liked poetry. I always felt lost when reading them and often wondered what was the point? I also remember this was the first time I had to read a write a research paper on a topic I was forced to pick from. This was a dreadful time for me. -
CCSS
The Common Core State Standards is an educational initiative from 2009 that details what K-12 students throughout the United States should know in English and math of each grade level. -
Elementary Education (personal)
I was accepted to Penn State Harrisburg to begin my undergrad. I transferred to University Park to begin my major in Elementary Education. I graduated in 2014 with a degree in Early Childhood. -
Ms. Valencia (personal)
I began my teaching career as a first grade at Burrowes Elementary School! -
New Genre (personal)
I usually read romantic books or young adult books. My co-worker told me how she read this amazing book and that she thought I would enjoy it. She said it was a thriller called Behind Closed Doors. I read the book in 3 days!!! It was so good I began telling all my friends about it. I even told my dentist while I was waiting to get a cleaning. This book opened me up to a whole new genre. I have read two more books by this author and will continue to share with everyone. -
Literacy Education (personal)
After talking to my principal, literacy coach and mentor I decided it was time to go back to school. I was accepted to Penn State Harrisburg to pursue my masters in Literacy Education.
