Welcome to our class!
August 18, 2015 | Posted in: Class Updates
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Hello! Welcome to the online home of PGS Room 209. During the school year, I will update this web site regularly with information about activities happening in Room 209, bulletins and news items, current events related to what we’re studying in social studies, online assignments, and much more.
About Me
I graduated from the University of Rhode Island summa cum laude in 2004 and have a degree in Elementary Education and Psychology. I also have a Masters Degree in Educational Technology at Central Connecticut State University‘s Center for Innovation in Teaching and Technology. In addition to my teaching role at Pine Grove School, I am our school’s lead educational technology teacher and work to help teachers integrate technology into their teaching in meaningful and valuable ways.
This will be my 12th year teaching at Pine Grove School. I taught third grade at PGS for five years before moving to fourth grade. While at URI, I taught grades 3, 4, and 5. I have also taught kindergarten, first, and second grade summer school, and I have interned with an elementary school principal in East Hartford. I have a background in experimental research in the field of social psychology, so you’ll probably see my interest in research and statistics come through this year during math lessons!
This fall, I am excited to welcome Mr. Brendan Walmer to our classroom. Mr. Walmer is a senior-year education student at Central Connecticut State University and will be completing his student teaching experience in our classroom.
Click “more” to learn more about me and about our classroom!
I live locally with my wife, my son (Charlie), our daughter (Caroline), and our dog (Rimley). In my spare time, I like working on home improvement projects, making things in my woodworking shop, finding “good eats” at local farmers’ markets, or just relaxing by cooking, listening to old time radio shows from the 1940s and 50s, reading comic books, or watching the news. I collect old reel to-reel tapes of music, antique or unusual telephones, and all things related to Star Trek. This summer, I spent a lot of time working at a local summer camp, setting up my classroom, and traveling with my family.
I enjoy tinkering with my computer and coming up with interesting ways in which I can use technology in the classroom. (You can definitely expect to use computers a lot in Room 209! I enjoy using Chromebooks, our class’ SMART Board, and other technologies while teaching.) Of course, I also love cheering on my favorite sports team, the Boston Red Sox! (Don’t worry Yankees fans, I promise not to be mean!)
It’s going to be a great year in fourth grade. There are so many new things to learn, and there are some really interesting activities coming up! Enjoy your summer, and be sure to read, read, read! You can log your titles on the Avon Public Library website.
Would you like to stop into school, meet me ahead of time, and drop off some of your school supplies? You’re invited to visit Room 209 on Tuesday, August 25th, between 3:00 and 3:30pm. Because I’m in meetings and will be working hard to have everything ready for a terrific start, I regret that I cannot accept visitors at other times before school starts. I hope to see you on the 27th!
Enjoy the last few weeks of summer!
Best,
