I love my job!

How many people can truly say that they love their jobs? This will be my fourth year teaching, my second year at Jackson High School. I am thrilled to be teaching in my own community and not just because of the price of gas.

I became active in the school district when my children were in elementary school. I served on the board of the parent teacher group for a few years and was involved in many of the activities with the elementary school. When my youngest was in Kindergarten I began substitute teaching. With my first long-term substitute teaching position (teaching computer applications) I quickly learned that there is much more to teaching than just knowing how to do something. I was very proficient at the Microsoft Office Suite but it is a whole other level to be able to teach someone and engage them in the learning process.

It didn't take long until I was hooked on teaching and headed back to school to become certified and complete my master's degree.

First in Training Video Series

As part of the training process for our district's new site I have created a video series in Camtasia that will enable teachers to go through the training at their own pace and on their own time.

You may preview the first video below.

Check out my teacher page

Our school district recently purchased a template and several different interactive modules for our web site. I have been very busy this summer moving pages from our old site to our new site. I hope to have it most of the way done by August 1.

One of the really cool modules is our new teacher page module. We now have the ability to add slide shows, give and collect assignments, give quizzes, blog with students, keep an up-go-date calendar and so much more. I hope to be able to get my teacher page started as soon as I finish with the district pages.

I am excited about all of the new features of our interact web site. We have a calendar feature that parents can customize and subscribe to RSS feed to be notified when events are added.

Check out my teacher page at the link below:

Mrs. Sutherland's Teacher Page