Reflection #1

Hi there, my name is Jessica Hicks. I am from Boerne Texas (pronounced Burn-ie). My major is Early Education through 6^th grade. The reason why I thought Angelo State University would be the best University for me is that I believed that I would be the best transition from Boerne to a different city. Another reason is that at ASU you are not just another number, you are actually a living, breathing human being. I believe that ASU was right choice in school for me. I have a lot of reasons of why I want to become a teacher. I had a number of great teachers throughout the past years, and they have inspired me to become a teacher. I believe the one teacher that inspired me the most would be my 8^th grade American History Teacher; he was also my Basketball coach as well. He brought history to life. He would dress up as important characters in Americas’ history such as Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. He also let his students live in the past by performing the reenactment of the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington.

                  In this course I would like to learn how to incorporate technology into lessons, and be able to make lessons filled with technology so that my future students can benefit from my lessons. Technology has changed a great amount since I have been elementary school. I remember in high school we received the Smart boards I thought they were the coolest things ever.

 The Picture above was taken at Fort Lancaster near Sheffield Texas

The picture above was taken at Hermann Sons Youth Camp in Comfort Texas with Ashley aka Saber!!

This is Me!

My name is Jessica Hicks! I am an Education Major studying Early Childhood through 6^th Grade Generalist at Angelo State University. I am originally from Boerne (Burn-ie) Texas also known as the gateway to the Texas Hill Country. Boerne is located 30 miles north of San Antonio. I lived 18 years of my life in Boerne till I decided to come out west to San Angelo to pursue my dream as an Elementary Teacher. I knew from when I graduated from Boerne- Samuel V. Champion High School that I wanted to be a teacher just from all the excellent teachers who inspired me to do so. My dream job one day is to be an Elementary School Counselor, and I am getting there one step at a time. During the summer I work at Hermann Sons Youth Camp in Comfort Texas as a Rock Climbing specialist. This is the job that really confirmed that I knew I wanted to work with children as a job. This job is so much fun I would recommend anyone to at least work one summer as a camp counselor just for the fun and experience.