Hello! I'm Jaclyn Trahan, a 23 year old, teaching 5th grade at Kennedy Elementary in Manistee, MI. I specifically teach reading, math, and social studies. I'm currently in my second year teaching and loving it! I grew up in Freeland, MI, went to college at CMU (fire-up Chips), and got a job teaching in Manistee after graduation. I have a major in Math and an ELA minor. I now live a mile from Lake Michigan and enjoy riding my bike, going to the beach, and running. In addition to teaching, I am the JV Girls Soccer Coach at Manistee, an Assistant Director at a summer camp, and am a Junior High youth group leader. I'm looking forward to learning new technology I can incorporate into my classroom and share with my colleagues. One concern I have for this course will be getting my work completed on time when I go to Africa. I am going with fellow teachers on a Missions Trip to Liberia, Africa to train local teachers for ten days and work with the students. I will not have internet access so I'm worried about keeping up with everything beforehand. 

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  1. M. ScheibleMay 2, 2017 at 5:33 PM

    WOW Africa!!! This sounds amazing! What a cool learning experience for you and how awesome to able to share your talents as a teacher. I can't wait to hear about this trip. I hope you blog about it. :)

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  2. RMay 6, 2017 at 11:55 AM

    Hi Jaclyn! The new blog looks great. I can't wait to find out what we will be learning about in this course over the next eight weeks. How exciting that you'll be going to Africa this semester. Hopefully you'll be able to work ahead so you don't have to worry about coursework on your trip. Best of luck! (Ronald)

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  3. UnknownMay 7, 2017 at 8:26 AM

    Jaclyn,
    Just wow and congrats. You have accomplished a lot in a little amount of time and seem to have no intentions of slowing down. Your experiences should help you not only in your career but also in life. Look forward to reading your comments.

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