My name is Megan Madsen, I'm a 24 year old college student born in California but I grew up in northern Idaho in a resort town called Coeur d' Alene. I've spent time in Washington state and Utah as well. After college, I would like to teach middle school Social Studies. I believe there are many ways children learn. There are visual learners, auditory learners, kinesthetic learners and tactile learners. I want to make my classroom a multi-sensory experience to cater to every type of learner. Activities that will engage my students as they are gaining knowledge would include (but not limited to), using poetry while making rhymes for memorization, geography bees, field trips, picture vocabulary, nature hikes, hands-on museum visits, drawing and using clay/Playdoh to create models.
I've been through Coeur d'Alene! That area is gorgeous! My uncle lives in Seattle and I spent a summer out there with him a few years ago. I daydream about taking students on field trips to museums and state and national parks. I just love the immersion you get that way. :)
Coeur d' Alene is beautiful! I spent a lot of time in McCall and almost got a job in Moscow! Glad to see you in class again!
ReplyDeleteI've been through Coeur d'Alene! That area is gorgeous! My uncle lives in Seattle and I spent a summer out there with him a few years ago. I daydream about taking students on field trips to museums and state and national parks. I just love the immersion you get that way. :)
ReplyDeleteI love knowing people that found Idaho to be as beautiful as I do! I miss the area very much but I do not miss the harsh winters! :0)
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