Scrolling through social media, I stumbled upon these cute little info graphics for individual teacher stats. I just couldn’t resist, so I plugged my info in and let it create one about me. If you want to create one too, please click here.
I couldn’t stop there though. My mind was meandering down memory lane and before I knew it I was jotting down some fast facts about my teaching career. Here they are:
- August 2000 through December 2000 – completed my student teaching in 3rd grade at Roundtown Elementary in Central York Schools
- December 2000 – graduated from York College of Pennsylvania
- February 2001 through June 2001 – was offered and accepted a teaching position in 3rd grade to cover a maternity leave at Roundtown Elementary
- May 2001 – was offered a permanent contract to teach 3rd at North Hills Elementary in Central York School District
- August 2001 through June 2005 – taught 3rd grade at North Hills
- August 2005 through June 2006 – taught 3rd grade at Sinking Springs Elementary
- December 2005 – completed my Master’s Degree at Mansfield University and received a certification in Library Science, also received certification for Reading Specialist
- August 2006 through the present – became a Reading Specialist at Sinking Springs and teach reading for students in grades 4-6
It’s been a great ride. Although I started my teaching career later in my adult life, I have no regrets. I love my job and I am thankful for the opportunities that have come down my path. Here’s to the end of the 2016-2017 school year!
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Thanks for the link to the template ….
Kevin
Look at all the students who have been lucky enough to have you in their life!! I also came to teaching later in life. I had a few other careers and got my kids settled in school before I became a teacher. (I do find it a bit ironic that now that they are both moving on to college, I am moving on to my next adventure too!) Have a great rest of your school year, Amy!! ⭐️
It certainly is the time for reflection, isn’t it? I love this graphic, but I can’t fill it out. I always freeze up when I have to count students. Yikes. Maybe I’ll do it someday. 22 years for me. WOW! It feels like I just started. Thank you for sharing!
You knew Michael then… I met him while teaching an Eduspire Summer Literacy course. It would be great to meet soon – will you be able to attend any of the KSRA Conference days in Hershey this October?
Oh my, Michael. Yes, he was my dear, dear friend, Aileen. We were teaching partners. I hope to attend KSRA but haven’t finalized my plans yet. I would love to meet!
I saw this in my social media feed as well. I love how you turned it into a slice! Ideas area everywhere!
Wow, Amy, I love the stats chart! Sixteen years and 750 students….I have no idea how many students I taught in my 38 year career or how to figure it out! I am thinking you may have been a participant in a staff development session on mentor texts that Rose Cappelli and I gave in Central York School District -we did several. Is that where we first met? Hope to see you at KSRA 2017 in Hershey – let’s meet! Diane, Rose, and Aileen will all be there, too!
38 years of teaching is fantastic! Yes, both you and Rose visited at our school way back when I started teaching. But, the time I remember was during the Millersville Writing Institute. You were in my afternoon breakout sessions, which so happens that this blog was started then. I hope to attend KSRA and I would absolutely adore meeting my virtual friends!!!
Great post! I also started teaching later in life (45 years) and it’s one of the best decisions I’ve ever made! It’s nice to take a breather and look back on the school year. Congrats on your stats!
It is amazing how many lives we touch in the course of our career. Love the graphic, Amy. Great way to showcase our professional lives.
Love it thanks for sharing!