My name is Danielle Knoeppel and I am a Junior here at MSU. My home town of West Long Branch is a 3 minute drive from the thing I love most, the beach. I am majoring in English Education and I am minoring in Psychology. I have loved the idea of teaching since I was young and always played school in my basement with my friends. I am a part of a community service group on campus and through this program I am teaching two classes, one educating Newark 6th graders about financial literacy and how to manage money, and another that is helping 18-21 year old disabled students transition into a college setting. After graduating from Montclair State University I plan to go to graduate school to get a Masters in Special Education. I look forward to teaching little kids the most. Growing up babysitting kids that were younger than me has made me accustomed to how younger kids learn. My favorite grade was 1st so I would really love to end up teaching 1st grade, but with teaching opportunities being slim I would be happy teaching any grade.
Technology and I tend to get along pretty well. I will not say I know everything and anything but I do have the ability to play around with computer programs and figure out how to use them, "practice makes perfect" right? Within this class I really look forward to learning how to incorporate technology more efficiently within a classroom. As I grew up, the technology progressed in classrooms and teachers seemed to have difficulty adapting and working with new technology. Learning easier ways to help students and use the internet etc. would make my classroom have a more inviting environment without confusion over technology. Granted if there is confusing, I want to know how to help the students with the technology that they do not understand. Integrating technology with kids with disabilities is difficult but rewarding when done correctly and I would love to learn how to make it work not only for them but also throughout a teaching career.
