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Mr. Casey Veatch
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Bennett High School
Hometown:
Florence, CO
Class Information:
Room Number: Library
Students per Class: 1000 +
Class Description:
I am the librarian for the district. I have two libraries to manage (one in the elementary and one in the secondary). I work with students beginning in Kindergarten and ending with 5th year college students.
Position:
Media DIrector
Needs:
I have found a real need for a mobil laptop in the elementary school. We are limited in the number of computers available to the students. One of the biggest items in teaching Information Literacy skills is to teach students how to locate, access, and evaluate information. Elementary students need to know how to apply this to electronic information as well as print. I would love to be able to work with a group of elementary students and teach them how to use databases and how to effectively surf the web.
My Philosophy:
The educated person is not the person who knows all the answers, but the person who knows where to find the answers. Information is changing as such a fast rate that we need to invest our time and resources into teaching all of our students information literacy skills. All people, no matter their educational background or college education, need to know how to properly and efficiently access reliable information.
Personal Information:
About Me:
I have been a teacher since 1998. I started out as a biology teacher, then left for my "dream job" as a wildlife biologist. Within a week of this change I became bored without the challenges
College and Degrees:
BS - Biology - Kansas State University BS - Secondary Education - Kansas State University MS - School Library and Information Technology - Mansfield University
Activities:
Equestrian Events Church Groups
Favorite Books:
Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan Hitchhiker'sGuide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Restaurantat the End of the Universe by Douglas Adams
Favorite Quotes:
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. -Douglas Adams Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book... - Dwight D. Eisenhower
Interests:
My family and I have horses and participate in equestrian events. I love to read and pass that love to my students.
Employment History:
1998-1999: Biology teacher at Manhattan High School's Alternative School. Manhattan, KS 1999-2000: Biology/Physics Teacher at Goodland High School. Goodland, KS 2000-2002: Wildlife Biologist for Colorado Division of Wildlife 2002-2008: Biology/Physics Teacher at Bennett High School. Bennett, CO 2008-present: Library Media Director and New Teacher Induction Coordinator/InstructionalCoach for Bennett School District. Bennett, CO 2004-present: Anatomy and Physiology Instructor for Morgan Community College. Bennett, CO
Why Do I Teach?:
I teach because I love working with kids. It is truly that simple. Teaching is my calling in life. I left the profession for two years and was miserable. My place is in the classroom, working with kids and preparing them for life after public education.
Average number of students in class:: 25 students
Number of students I teach:: 1000 students