Hello all!!!! This is my very first post EVER and first experience keeping a blog and still getting used to everything. I'm hoping that as time goes by, I become a pro and my posts will become more in depth so readers can get a good sense about the information I have to present and display. Let me first start by giving a little background about myself.

I graduated from a suburban school district in Quakertown, Pa. From the time I was a shy middle school student, I had always known that I wanted to be a teacher. My grandmother, a retired teacher herself, was one of the great influences in my life that led me to ultimately joining this profession. But it wasn't until when I was a junior in high school and had to rush to complete my graduation project that I stumbled across a LOVE for children that I could have never know otherwise. I would go to the local elementary school twice a weak after school for the duration of the school year. In that hour, I would help and assist in a 5th grade classroom but mainly, I was assigned to an ESL student who I will never forget. Her name was *Kelly. Throughout the year, I had developed a wonderful repertoire with Kelly that had a lasting impact on her and myself and this alone confirmed my decision to pursue a future in education.

I chose to go to Kutztown University majoring in Elementary Education with a concentration in Mathematics. (Due to my LOVE for math!!!!) I've learned a great deal from my professors, the students I had class with, and the ultimate college living experience. After graduating, I became a substitute teacher and have been so for the past two and a half years. Frustrated with the job market as well as realizing the big push for inclusion classrooms, going back to get my Special. Ed cert seemed like a very wise decision. So I did. I chose Cabrini because not only was the campus small and welcoming, but the program alone was a very fast process, one where I could get my cert. in a reasonable time. They made class convenient for working professionals like myself. I'm very grateful for taking this Assistive Technology class because I feel that technology is my weakness. I hope to obtain the necessary information on how to properly address the needs of my diverse classroom with different types of assistive technology as well as have access to a wide variety of resources, sites, books and websites  from this class alone.

In blogging alone, I hope that others join me in my quest to present valuable information regarding Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and other important topics. While viewing my blogs, feel free to comment, share and post your own thoughts and topics-together we can learn a whole lot more!!!!!!!!!