Introduction

Introduction

Please write a little bit about yourself to introduce yourself to the other classmates. I put my introduction below. You can add yours after mine.

Dr. Karen Lankisch I have been a full-time faculty member at UC since 2000. I have presented both locally and nationally on integrating technology in the classroom. I recently co-authored my first textbook. What an experience. I live in Northern Kentucky with my husband and have four children. My oldest daughter is a P2 at the UCCollege of Pharmacy. My son is a senior at Tulane University and is studying abroad this semester in Australia. My third child is a freshman at UC DAAP. My youngest is in the sixth grade at Villa Madonna. In my free time, I enjoy Moksha Yoga. I look forward to our class this quarter.

Allison Schlau I'm a sophomore this year in CECH for Early Childhood Education. At UC I'm involved in SEYC, Student Ambassadors, and Navigators. In my free time, I love spending time with my family, friends, and boyfriend. My mom is an amazing person and my 7 year old brothers mean the world to me. I'm really excited for this school year, but I really can't wait to graduate!

Jessica King I'm a senior majoring in Middle School Education. My two concentration areas are Math and English. I would rather teach English than math, but will be thankful to find any teaching job. In my free time I love spending time with my family and friends just hanging out and relaxing. I am excited for this course, I think I will get a lot of creative ideas that will really help me in the field!

Anna Wilhelmus I am a sophomore majoring in Middle Childhood Education. My subject areas are Language Arts and Social Studies. I have always wanted to be a teacher and I love working with kids. I have two sisters, one older who is currently in grad school here at UC and the other is sixteen years old. My sisters and I are all very close. I moved out with my boyfriend this summer, which has been an experience in itself. I am enjoying the freedom but also realizing how important my family really is to me. I plan on staying at UC after graduating to go for my masters. I love listening to music and reading books. Also, don't judge all the flannel in the picture of me, it was taken at the Rascal Flatts concert over the summer!

Lindsay Black I am a sophomore in Early Childhood Education. I love working with children and I always volunteer in my mom's school. All the women in my family are teachers so I've known that I wanted to be a teacher since I was little. When I graduate college I plan to teach in an inter city school in Cincinnati. I have two sisters, Cayla who is 18 years old (she and I are only thirteen months apart) and Abby who is 14 years old. My sister, Cayla, skipped a grade when we were little so ever since second grade we have been in the same grade. My sisters, my mom and I are all very close and I love being with them, most of the time. I love dance, especially hip hop, and I playing soccer. I played soccer and danced all through high school. I also love traveling and really like going to the beach (I am actually standing on the beach in Florida in my picture).

Brooke Purvis

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I'm currently a sophomore getting a double degree in Secondary Education and Mathematics. After graduation I will probably use my Mathematics degree before my education one. I plan to either get my Master's or Doctoral degree in pure Mathematics right after school but I have not decided on which one yet. I started off at UC in the DAAP architecture program, then transferred to civil engineering and finally got to where I am now. I have always been interested in Math and I knew that I wanted to end up there with my career. I grew up in a small suburb to the west of Cleveland and plan to move back there once I graduate. I played volleyball all throughout high school and wanting to coach was what persuaded me to choose teaching as a possible career path. I have one older sister that is attending graduate school at UC for social work so her and I can see each other a lot. I love to hang out with my friends and boyfriend when I'm not working on my schoolwork.=====

Amanda Schwarz I am currently a Sophmore at the University of Cincinnati. I spent my first year in the A&S Exploratory program and just recently declared my major as Early Childhood Education. I love spending time with young children, especially all of my young cousins. I am very close to my family and spend as much time with them as possible. I have one sister who is one year and two weeks older than me. We are very close and I love having such a great friend. She is a Junior at Ohio State. I grew up in Hamilton, Ohio and attended Badin High for high school. There, I played volleyball all four years, and played softball for two. I love being outdoors and doing anything that involves water. I have been boating since I was born and love to waterski. When I finally graduate I hope to get a teaching job in a suburban public school.

Olivia Kutzleb I am a sophomore majoring in early childhood education. I have wanted to teach elementary school since I was very young. For the past year and a half I have been working at a daycare center taking care of kids ages 6 weeks to 5 years which I love. I am the youngest in my family. I have an older brother and sister. I have lived in Cincinnati my whole life and went to high school at Oak Hills. In my free time I like to hang out with my friends and family. I also love traveling.

Kelly Newman I am a Junior in Early Childhood Education and I plan on getting my Masters in Special Education. I went to Ohio University for my freshman year and it was a great experience being on my own. My family means the world to me. I am the youngest of 3 and I have two older brothers. I was born and raised in Cincinnati. I attended Oak Hills High School and played on the volleyball team. I absolutely love sports whether I am playing or watching them. I have always enjoyed being around kids. I have been babysitting the same family for 9 years now and it is great to watch them all grow up. I have been volunteering at an elementary school since last winter and it has been a great experience. Ironically the principal was my seventh grade science teacher, so I already have one connection for a teaching job at the moment. When I am not at school I work at a coffee shop by my house which I really enjoy. When I'm not at school or working I am usually shopping with my friends or hanging out with my boyfriend. When I am finished with school I plan on moving south to teach.

Amanda Graber I am a Sophomore majoring in psychology and Early Childhood Education. I have always wanted to teach third grade ever since I was little but I have also decided that I would like to major in psychology because I find the subject interesting. I have a twin brother who attends the University of Xavier who is also a double major in business and education. I also have a younger sister who is 10 and she attend Sacred Heart of Jesus which is a small catholic school in Fairfield, Ohio. I grew up in Hamilton, Ohio and graduated from Badin High School. There, I played soccer and cyo basketball. I currently work as a pharmacy technician at Walmart pharmacy.In my spare time, I enjoy spending my time with my family attending bengal football games along with high school and boating at Lake Cumberland.

Paige Ellis I am a sophomore majoring in Early Childhood Education. I would love to teach either first or third grade, but I would be happy with any grade! I am currently employed at the UC Early Learning Center and I am an aide in a toddler classroom. It is so much fun! My parents are Jack and Nancy Ellis, I have two older half-sisters, Stephanie and Jamie, and one full older sister, Lindsay. I was born in California, moved to Arizona a week later, and came to Ohio when I was three. I grew up in Greenfield, Ohio and graduated from Greenfield McClain High School. I was a cheerleader and played basketball and softball.

Rachel Andrews I am a Sophomore in Early Childhood Education. I currently work for Cincinnati Recreation Commission where I help run an after school program for kids in Cincinnati Public Schools. I love my job and I love working with kids. My family is my everything. I have three siblings, but I'm only really close to one of them. My parents come from large families, so I have tons of aunts, uncles, and cousins all over Greater Cincinnati. I am an Army girlfriend, so the military consumes a lot of my life unfortunately. I live a simple life consisting of work, school, and most importantly, family.

Kelsey Penquite

I am majoring in Early Childhood Education and am a sophomore this year. I made a promise with my friend, Taylor, during physics class junior year of high school to come to UC and we kept it. We live together and and are both in the college of CECH. It works out perfectly since we are both interested in teaching and love kids in general. I'm in SEYC and glad we're have a meeting soon! I really want to teach second or third grade in the future, but am not completly sure yet. I'm the youngest in the family and I have two pregnant sisters right now. My best friend is my niece, Emma, who just turned four. I'm a server at Pomodori's Pizza and love to hang out with my friends.

Caitlin Winning I am a junior this year in Middle Childhood Education. My two content areas are Language Arts and Social Studies. I finally decided on this major after switching about four times, but I am very happy with my choice. I went to high school at West Carrollton High School right outside of Dayton. I have three brothers that love to always give me a hard time about something, but I know deep down they love their sister. During the summer I work at a golf course and it is a lot of fun! You get to make money while getting a tan and socializing. I use to play softball and I am a huge baseball fan. I love reading, Disney movies, and apple cider in the fall. I'm really excited to start cohort next quarter! I'm tired of learning about how to be a teacher, and I just want to start doing it already. My hope is to teach either fourth or fifth grade, but I'll be happy just to get any teaching job after graduating.

Natalie Asbury- I am a sophomore in Early Childhood Education. I am in the sorority Kappa Delta and I absolutely love it. I am from Whitehouse Ohio which is right outside Toledo. I went to an all girls high school St. Ursula Academy. In high school I was captain of my Lacrosse team. I enjoy having good times with friends. I also enjoy my dogs and drinking tea. I am completley obsessed with the color Lime green and bows. One of my favorite past times would have to be shopping. My favorite store are Forever 21, Charlotte Russe, and Pier One Imports.



Logan Reames- I am a junior in secondary education. I am hoping to become a high school math teacher. I am from Bellefontaine Ohio and was in the engineering program the my freshman year. In high school I played soccer, basketball, and ran track so I am huge sports fan and hope on coaching in the future. I also love watching the Reds and Bengals and any UC team.

Megan Shaw I am a third year student in the Middle childhood education program. My two subject areas that I am specializing in are Social Studies and Math. I was originally in nursing freshman year but switched out of it after one quarter. I am from Cincinnati and attended an all girls’ high school- Saint Ursula Academy. I have always had a passion working with children. I was a swim instructor for children from age’s three to twelve. I also tutored eighth graders when I was a senior in high school. I am in the sorority Kappa Kappa Gamma and love supporting the Cincinnati sports teams… and the Buckeyes! My name's Keenan Cooper, and sorry about the big picture right there. I am from Mason, Ohio, where I played lacrosse and spent a lot of time messing around. After high school I went to the Army for about a year training first in Ft. Jackson, South Carolina (Basic Combat Training) then Ft. Huachuca, Arizona (intelligence training). When I returned from there I went to Ohio State for two years, all the while majoring in Psychology. In 2008 I was sent to Afghanistan for a year. Upon coming home I decided to stay closer to Cincinnati and attend UC. I am here to become a secondary-education language arts teacher. My favorite animal is a river otter. Go Redlegs! My name is James Burroughs i am a Senior in Early Childhood Education, I am from Clifton, I went to SCPA for High School, I hope to teach preschool because that is the age group I enjoy the most. I am currently a preschool assisant teacher at the JCC (Jewish Community Center) Early Childhood School. I love to watch sports, hang with friends, workout, watch movies play video games. I am a very outgoing person and love meeting new people. I am a huge Reds fans and Bengals fan. Koffi Lamewona I am originally from Togo in West Africa and I live here in Cincinnati with my wife. We have three children: two boys and a girl. The two boys are in 9th and 7th grade in Walnut Hills High School, and the girl is at St. Clement School. My sister also lives in Cincinnati with her husband and two children. My little brother is a Medical Doctor at a hospital in Lille, France. I am in the License Only program here at UC, secondary education, foreign language, French. I like reading philosophy and I am fascinated by how the Greek philosophers would travel to Egypt and spend a big chunk of their lives there to acquire wisdom and knowledge and come back to establish themselves. I like to think that the Bengals are my favorite team, but they are going back to their loosing ways and I am tired of losing. I like the Reds, but I don’t know a whole lot about baseball. I do know they are in the playoffs this year and playing the Philadelphia Phillies tomorrow. I love basketball, but I don’t have a favorite team, I just love a good basketball game. I am fascinated by technology and think I am actually going to enjoy this class. My name is Michelle Kim and I am now a third year at UC. I've recently decided that I want to go into Early Childhood Education. Since starting at UC, I've now changed my major 4 times, had a hard time deciding! I am originally from Dayton, which is about an hour north of here. I have 2 sisters, one is 24 and is working now, and the other is a Junior in high school. I also have a 9 year old brother, and he is my world. This year, I'm president of my sorority, Delta Phi Lambda, and life is pretty busy all the time. I love going out on the weekends, traveling, spending time with friends and family. After graduating, I'm hoping to get into graduate school to become an Anesthesiologist Assistant.