I am currently enrolled at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. I will graduate in December, 2001 with a degree in Elementary Behavioral Disorders.
Work Experience:
2000-present
Iowa City Community School District
Iowa City, IA
Educational Associate
Behavioral Disorder classroom
Shimek Elementary
1999-present
Randy's Carpets & Interiors
Coralville, IA
Accounting Assistant
Accounts receivable
Accounts payable
1997-1999
Seabury & Smith
Iowa City, IA
Medical claims examiner
Processing medical claims
Adjudicating medical claims
1993-1997
Steindler Orthopedic Clinic
Iowa City, IA
Radiographer
Direct patient care
Exposing and processing x-ray film
Education:
1979
University of Iowa Hospitals
Iowa City, IA
Radiological Technology Program
Registered Radiographer
1998
Kirkwood Community College
Iowa City, IA
AA Education
2000
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
BS Health Occupations Education
2000-present
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Master's Program
"Earn as You Learn"
Elementary Behavioral Disorders
Interests:
Family and Friends
Reading
Volunteer in the Iowa City School District
former Shimek Elementary School PTO Co-President and Volunteer Coordinator
References:
Dr. Charles Towers, Principal
Shimek Elementary
Iowa City, IA
319-339-6861
Mr. Bill Lancial, Manager
Randy's Carpets
Coralville, IA
319-354-4344
Mr. Skip Gorsch, Educator
Shimek Elementary
Iowa City, IA
319-339-6861
The school was having an assembly for the third and fourth grade children. It was a puppet type presentation on children with disabilities. I accompanied one of the student's from the BD classroom, a third grade boy I'll call Mark, to the assembly. There were five different puppets and each one had a different disability. For example one was in a wheelchair and another one was blind. Each puppet was involved in a skit and in between each skit the students could ask questions. The fourth puppet was kind of wild and loud. He didn't have any friends in school because of his behavior. No one took the time to try to make friends with him. This puppet was a student in a BD classroom. The minute the presenter said this my heart sank. I thought it would make Mark feel terrible and embarrassed since he was the only one at the assembly that was a BD student. When the skit ended Mark raised his hand. The presenter called on Mark and he said. " I know how he feels because I'm one of those kids in the BD classroom. I think other kids just need to know that they can come up and talk to us because we do want to make friends." I looked around the room and every teacher had tears in their eyes. I think all of us learned something from Mark that day.
