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Mrs. Cathy Smith
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Allison Park Elementary School
Hometown:
Canonsburg
Class Information:
Room Number: C 112
Students per Class: 12 Gifted & 39 Title I Math
Class Description:
Half of my day, I teach Title I Math and the other half I teach K-6 gifted students. You could say I teach both ends of the spectrum. On one hand, I reteach and remediate a great deal and the other end I have to hit the ground running so my students don't pass me up.
Position:
Gifted Support
Needs:
My students could benefit from the use of a Smart Board. I use video streaming to engage my students when I introduce a new topic. We huddle around a personal computer to view the selected materials. One of my students commented that, "It would be so cool to see this bigger than life." I investigated how I could make this dream a reality and a Smartboard fit the bill.
My Philosophy:
While challenges to meet the needs of all of my students are a way of life for me, I enjoy every minute. I feel that to do the best possible job, I must keep learning.
Personal Information:
About Me:
Mother of four grown children
College and Degrees:
BA from Washington and Jefferson College M.Ed. from California University of Pennsylvania
Activities:
Reading, Book Club, Friends of the local library,
Favorite Books:
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult, Alex Cross Series by James Patterson, Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks
Favorite Quotes:
The best place to finding a helping hand is at the end of your arm.
Interests:
Gifted education, Reading, country music, cooking, needle crafts, going to the beach
Employment History:
5 years doing social work with adolescent and abused children after college, Motherhood until the youngest of my four children was well on his way in school, graduate assistant to pay for my Masters, substitute teacher for about 5 years, full-time teacher for eight years at my current school.
Why Do I Teach?:
I'm passionate about learning and strive to communicate that to my students.