who is mrs. courson? other than my new 8 th grade language arts teacher?
Post on 30-Dec-2015
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I am a daughter and a sister
• I was born in Gadsden and raised in Birmingham.
• My father worked at Goodyear, and my mother was an elementary school teacher.
• I have one sister who is three years younger than me.
My Education• I graduated from Shades Valley
High School with an Advanced Academic diploma. I was a member of the NHS and MAT.
• I graduated from Samford University with bachelor’s degrees and teaching certificates in English and Psychology.
• I attended The University of Alabama for graduate school. I took master’s level classes in Secondary English and earned a master’s degree in Educational Leadership.
My Education, con’t.
When I was your age and in high school, I enjoyed English and history, but math and science were hard for me. I was very talkative and had lots of good friends. I never played any sports, but I was very active in my church.
I am a Wife• My husband and I
have been married for 25 years.
• We met in college.• We have lived in 3
states.• He has been the
pastor of Odena Baptist Church for 10 years.
• He has a doctorate degree in Ministry.
I am a Mother
I have three children.
Samuel is in 10th grade,
Timothy is in 9th grade,
& Ruthie is in 3rd grade.
After school, I take my children to all their activities. Then, I
cook, clean, do laundry, grade papers, and occasionally
READ (my favorite hobby).
Professionally
• I have been teaching for 20 years.
• I have been selected as Teacher of the Year for my school six different times.
• I have won Teacher of the Year for the entire district twice.
• I have been awarded three grants for technology.
• I have 3 lessons published on ALSDE.
• I am certified in Classroom Technology.
Jobs I do at school other than teach
• Sponsor the National Junior Honor Society• Sponsor the Spelling Bee• Chairman of the Language Arts Dept.• Leadership Committee• School Rep for Syl. Teachers’ Assoc.• District-wide Technology Committee• District-wide Calendar Committee• Safety Committee• Technology Co-hort
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