HELLO ALL!!
My name is Sarah Soriano. I was born and raised in San Diego, CA, more specifically east county. I went to Monterey Heights Elementary School, followed by Palm Middle School, and finally Mount Miguel High School. I then went to Humboldt State University for college (GO LUMBERJACKS!!). So who am I? hmm... I am a high school Spanish teacher, a hula hooper, a lover of all colors, an educator, a student of life, a person that takes 1/2 an hour to parallel park, a kickball captain and coach, a lover of avocado, a cat owner, a girl with over 75 dresses and only 2 pairs of pants, a lover of Morissey, family oriented, and someone who carries happiness with me wherever I go and is always walking on sunshine, I kinda have to 'cause it is tattooed on me!
When it comes to technology I, like most other people, have a love/hate relationship with it. Although there is a time almost every week I very honestly consider throwing my computer out the window, I know I could not live without it. I just recently became Mac person, the transition hasn't been too hard. (I do still have dreams about my beloved right-click though...) I am pretty tech savvy, but I know I don't use it as much as I could. I'm still a pencil/paper girl in my heart! I mainly use technology as a form of communication, but now that I've come back to school I am assuming I will be using it in many more forms (especially in this class!). I am pretty sure I have the older version of mircrosoft.
The part of the mission statement that most stands out to me is:
"We are committed to diversity, educational equality, and social justice, exemplified through reflective teaching, life-long learning, innovative research, and ongoing service."
I like this portion of the mission because it really expresses how I feel about education. I think education is something that extends past the classroom, with the classroom facilitating. As a teacher I want to be a continuous learner, because I want to continuously teach in new and innovative ways. What I most like about the mission statement of the educational department of CSUSM is that it very much goes along with my philosophy of teaching and education!
Thanks for reading my first blog!!
