My name is Kourtney Wolters. I am currently in my 6th year of college. I have attended Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) for 2 years. Then, I transferred to Western Michigan University (WMU) for a year. Finally, I transferred to Grand Valley State University (GVSU) and I have been here ever since. I am majoring in Mathematics with an Elementary Education emphasis. I plan to graduate in the April 2017.
I am currently teacher assisting at Jamestown Lower Elementary in a first grade classroom. It is in the Hudsonville Public School District. Also, I am currently a part-time preschool teacher assistant at Appletree Learning Center in Grand Rapids.
Throughout my college years, I have participated in collegiate volleyball at the varsity level. I have used up all 5 years of eligibility (2 years at GRCC, 1 year at WMU, and 2 years at GVSU). I have a strong passion for volleyball but in general for sports. This year is interesting because it's my first year as a student instead of a student-athlete. Other hobbies of mine consist of boating, reading, and Netflix shows. I am a very active person but when I do have down time I enjoy every second of it.
A fun-filled fact about myself is that I am an identical twin. I have a sister who looks exactly like me except that I am two inches taller than her, but she is two minutes older. She went to GRCC with me but than transferred right away to GVSU. She has also played volleyball for all four years of college. I have a brother who is a sophomore at Calvin College. He is also athletic because he plays Tennis for Calvin.
I know you all are wondering, is my family tall? Yes, we are all above 5'9". My sister is 5'9", I am 5'11", my mom is 5'10", my dad is 6'2", and my brother is 6"3. We definitely got that Dutch gene of height! :)
For being in a what is know as the millennium year, I am not as high-tech as I would like to be. I know how to go between HDMI, projection, etc. However, the little new technology gets me. I currently just used an Elmo for the first time in my Elementary School classroom. It was quite a challenge but I got through it and can use it in my future classrooms. I would love to try and plan to use technology more in classroom since it is a big thing now a days. However, I don't stray too far away from PowerPoint or Word Document. I will admit that if my computer or anything were not functioning right, my first call is always to my dad. He is a computer programmer. Therefore, he has "magical" powers when fixing all my technology.
Below you will see a link for a video of myself along side my volleyball team here at GV. This is clips of the skills I played. I was a 6 rotation player. What this basically means is that you are on the court the WHOLE time. In these video clips we are playing against our rival Ferris State University, which is why the background is in Ferris' gymnasium. Enjoy!
Here is my professional picture of my twin sister and I on a trip we took this summer to Nashville, Indiana. You better read that again. I did not say Nashville, Tennessee but Indiana. It's a cute little town full of old fashion stores. For those of you who may be wondering, I am the one on the left in the orange tank top.
I understand how you feel about having someone to "magically" fix your technology problems because my Dad is a technology administer for a school system. I always thought that it was the perfect situation for me because I'm not good with technology, but he has always been there to fix things for me. Now that I have had to start using technology, I have started to see the error of my ways, but my CT is very technologically oriented so I have high hopes for learning about technology. I hope that you are just as successful with your technological learning as well!
ReplyDeleteI was going to ask about telling the difference between you and your sister, but you already answered it with the height difference. And yes, hopefully your (you and Alexa) passed along some of the technology troubleshooting knowledge and skills. That's half the battle to implementing tech in the classroom. If things head south and you look lost, kids start to lose confidence if it happens ALL the time. Once in a while, not a problem; you'll fix it and move on.
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