College Stories
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I am a product of the Chicago Public Schools. After attending Seward Academy, I went to Bogan High School. I then attended St. Xavier University and became a teacher. Since I was teaching bilingual students, I went back to school to pursue a Masters in Bilingual Education at Chicago State University. Since education never ends, I decided to continue and went back again to Concordia University to get another Master’s in Leadership. Who am I? You guessed correctly! Mrs. Martinez!!! |
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I am a former Seward student. Mrs. Martinez, Ms. Madden, Mrs. Howe, Ms. Bowsky and Mrs. Cadenas were all my teachers. I graduated in 2004 and then went to Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. I decided that I wanted to become a teacher. The school that I found to have the best program for me was the University Of Illinois At Chicago. I graduated in 2012 with a degree in elementary education. I am currently pursuing a master’s Degree in Instructional Leadership at UIC. My name is Ms. Jimenez. |
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Hello everyone! I'm Mrs. Rojas. I'm a proud former Seward student. I graduated from Seward in 1996. So how did I decide to become a teacher? It all started with a visit to Mr. Michie when I was a junior in high school. He told me about this great scholarship opportunity called- Golden Apple. He nominated, I applied, and luckily I ended up getting this awesome scholarship that helped pay for my college. I attended DePaul University because I fell in love with the campus, the state-of-the art amenities and above all, the small class sizes. It was important for my professors to know my name. I graduated from DePaul University in 2004 with high honors. That fall in 2004, I got my first teaching job at Seward in Room 108 as a first grade teacher. A year later I decided to pursue my masters in Reading. I graduated in 2007 with a Reading Specialist degree from Concordia University. A year later I became a National Board certified teacher. And guess what boys and girls, a year after that, I went back to school, this time to the American College of Education so that I could get an endorsement in ESL and bilingual education. I enjoy school, but above all, 1 enjoy being at Seward. I can't believe that this will be my tenth year as a teacher. |
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I've always been in love with school and learning, so it's no surprise that I am always in extra classes of some sort. Instead of buying more clothes or cars, I take classes. My first degree was a Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle (its old name). Later, I took a Master of Arts in the Teaching of Secondary English at Columbia College, Chicago. A decade after that, I took a second Master's in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on English as a Second Language at the American College of Education. Currently, I am studying an advanced degree in organizations at Concordia University, which studies how people and corporations arrange themselves in order to reach their goals. Although I didn't go through a college to earn my National Board certificate in 2007, I completed that program in a college-like atmosphere. In my extra time, I have been teaching at Seward Academy for nearly 14 years and you'll see me wearing red on Fridays. Who am I? |