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=Welcome!=


 * Emily Million: I live in Alaska, so I'm in the Alaskan Time zone, so I am waking up when some of you are going to lunch. :-) I teach 4th and 5th grades in a small rural school. I will be having my first baby in December, so I am trying to cope with my new pregnancy brain. I am so excited to be completing my Graduate degree after this class! E-mail is the best way to get ahold of me: emily.million@waldenu.edu


 * Lance LaVanway: I live in Michigan and am beginning my fifth year teaching third grade. Teaching is my second career as I spent 14 years as a CAD engineer. My youngest has just left for college and let me warn all of you with babies or small children, dropping her off was one of the toughest things I have ever done. I too look forward to finishing our graduate degree program. While the idea of one class after another seemed doable at the beginning, looking back, it has been a long journey. my email is: lance.lavanway@waldenu.edu


 * Matt Maier: I have lived in the southwest corner of Michigan for all 29 years of my life. I am starting my sixth year of teaching second grade at the small rural school district of Watervliet. My summer was wonderful, as I got to spend much of it with my wife and our 17 month old son, Micah. We are excited as we prepare for having our second child this spring and adding to our growing family. I cannot believe this is the last class of the program! We have come so far. It will be a challenge to finish up course work while starting a new school year, but I am sure that we are all up for the challenge. You can best get in touch with me at matthewjohnmaier@gmail.com.


 * Kathy Ramsey: I live in what is called the Tri-State region of Ohio. This means that I can be in West Virginia in 15 minutes and Pennsylvania in 20 mins. I am a late bloomer to the teaching world. I've been married for 24 1/2 years, and we have two boys and a girl. Lance, our youngest is 16 and was just talking this evening about how I will miss her when she leaves for college. Our oldest just graduated from Wilmington College in Ohio. He now resides in southern Illinois and works for the world's largest seed company, Monsanto. Our middle child is currently in college and holding a job at the local implement dealer. I started college in the summer of 2001 and graduated December of 2005. I worked year round to get my B.S. degree. This is my sixth year of teaching music and the first time that I will be teaching beginner band to 5th and 6th graders. Yikes! This will be another challenge for me just like taking the master's classes, but I just have to keep telling myself that I can do it. I am in the Eastern time zone, and you can email me at kathy.ramsey@waldenu.edu The best time to reach me is late evenings as the 16 year old is in soccer, and I give private guitar and piano lessons out of my home after school. I wish all of you the best of luck integrating technology into your classrooms, and we are almost at the end of our long journey.


 * Tania Rodriguez: I live in New Jersey, about 20 minutes from New York City. I have been a Spanish teacher for 7 years now and currently teach 8th graders. Personally, I am happily married and have a beautiful son named Evan. I am very excited to be nearing the end of our last class and look forward to working with you all. I am also in the Eastern time zone and can be reached at tania.rodriguez@waldenu.edu.


 * Keri Bara: I live in Raleigh, North Carolina and as of last week was switched from a third grade teacher to fifth grade teacher. This has been a positive change as my fifth grade has one to one Macbooks and iTouches. I am looking forward to applying the 21st century skills I have learned at Walden with the ease of having technology at my fingertips. Although it will be positive, it is a transition that will take some adjustment for the first year. I work at a year round school and as of this week am tracked out for three weeks. I am in the process of planning my July 21st wedding and am looking forward to focusing on that aspect of my life in a couple of months. My email is: keri.bara@waldenu.edu