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81 Spring 2008 Profiles

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EDTC 6320.81 Spring 2008 students

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Hello! My name is Juspreet Kaur. I have worked for the past few years in the Learning Management Field. I help organizations understand their training needs. I am really excited about finding out more about latest trends in InstTech. I especially want to be on the other side of Program Management and see what its like for a student and a developer.	Hello. My name is Jessica Marie Sanchez and this is my first semester in the MEd Tech program. I work at the University of Texas-Pan American as an Instructional Developer. My interests lie in making sure that the courses I place up for faculty online are designed well and incorporate technology that can enhance the students experience. I love my job because I get to play with different technologies- always learning.
I am Leon Hudson. I am a firefighter with the Austin Fire Department in Austin, Texas. This is my first semester in the Ed Tech program. I graduated from St Edward's University, Austin with a BA in Criminal Justice in 1988. My plan is to assist the AFD training division by taking the current online continuing education program and transform it into a robust and an information filled source of quality training and continuing education for leadership, fire and emergency medical skills. I retire from AFD in a few years and will move into the adult education/continuing education field either in business or academia. Let's have a fun semester!	Hello, my name is Vanessa Rincones. I graduated from UTB in December of 2007 with a Bachelor's in Interdisciplinary Studies. I am currently teaching at Sam Houston Elementary in Harlingen, Texas. I am pursing a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction and plan to get my principal certification. This is my first semester as a graduate student and I am excited about this new journey in my life. I have been happily married for almost six years and have no children. I enjoy reading and spending quality time with my husband.
Hello everyone my name is Delia Villarreal. I am a first grade teacher in Brownsville ISD. This is my fifth year teaching first grade. I started taking courses in the Educational Technology program in summer session II 2007. I have had great experiences in the courses that I have taken. I find the courses very helpful and interesting. I have decided to get the masters in technology teacher. I think that this will be a great way for me to help promote the incorporation of technology in the classroom. This will also allow me to work with other teachers and share with them what I have been trained on. I am very happy to be here and I am looking forward to working with all of you.
Hello everyone! My name is Gustavo Valencia Jr. (Gus). I graduated from UTB about ten years ago with a B.S. in mathematics and I have been employed by Harlingen CISD ever since. I have taught Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Pre-Calculus. Currently I’m teaching at Early College High School located on the TSTC campus. We accept one hundred students each year as Freshman into the program. When these students graduate from our high school they will receive both a high school diploma and an Associate degree or 60 transferable credits to any Texas public college from TSTC. We are in our first year. I’m married to my beautiful wife Mary and we have two children. Jennifer, a sophomore at Notre Dame, and Alyssa, a Junior at Harlingen High School.	Greetings everyone! My name is Joe Pedraza and I am a proud father of two boys (Alec and Sam). I have been married for 9 years to my lovely wife Claudia Pedraza. I work for the Brownsville ISD in the PEIMS Dept. as a PEIMS Specialist. I hold a degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. I have alot of experience with HP unix systems and Informix Databases. This is my second class in the Med Tech Program. I enjoy spending quality time with my wife and kids. I also enjoy playing golf, raquetball and basketball. I am excited about this program and I know I will be learning alot of new technology that I have not been exposed to. I look forward to working with each and everyone of you.
Hi, my name is Marie Garza. This is my first online class and I am trying my best to not get lost. Thanks to Dr. Butler/s help and quick respones to my almost everyday questions, I am catching up. I was born and raised in Lima the capital of Peru. October 1976 I moved to Washington D.C. and worked as an interpreter for the Organization of American States until I got married and moved to Texas. In 1995 I moved from the Dallas area to Harlingen and I have been teaching at Harlingen High School South since then. My husband Juan just retired 2 years ago from teaching Biology and coaching football and soccer and is enjoying doing nature photography. I have 3 wonderful children: Monica (27), Wesley (25) and Marissa (16). I have visited a few interesting places in the world, like Machu Picchu in the high Andes Mountains of Peru. Some of my wants are: to continue to grow spiritually, making healthy decisions about exercising and food, reading Spanish Literature, travel to more interesting places in the world (Rome, Italy) and with God's help live a peacefully, healthy life. My email is . Hope to be able to meet some of you soon.	Hi. My name is Janie Ortiz. I am originally from San Benito, Tx. Coming from a family of 7 children, I am the first to attend and receive my Bachelor Degree in Mathematics from St. Edward's University. I have a wonderful husband and 3 beautiful children. Currently, I am the Dean of Mathematics Instruction at San Benito High School. I work with 17 excellent math teachers and a great administration. I provide the teachers with benchmark data analysis, curriculum and instruction best practices, balance out their class loads, set-up after-school tutorials, C-Plan tutorials, Saturday Academies, and provide any other support necessary. I also call in students and discuss their required math courses. I am pursuing a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction with Emphasis in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Brownsville. My current position was my goal. I am very passionate about what I do and care deeply about helping out the students as much as possible. This is my way of giving back to the community where I grew up.
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