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Hi, I am Tahnee Usher and I will be your Kindergarten teacher this year! I have a passion for children, teaching and learning. I am originally from Billings, Montana and I have been living in Colorado for about 20 years now. I love living here, except for the weather can sometimes be a little crazy! I enjoy being outdoors, playing golf (disc golf and with a regular golf with a ball) and spending time with my wonderful husband Nick and our little puppy Bella. She is 4 years old and is adorable!

As a first year teacher, I believe strongly in making learning fun for all students. I am excited to begin making a difference in students lives and am ready for this wonderful journey of learning with such amazing students! Please explore this page to find out a little more about my background, my teaching philosophy and how I will make the classroom a fun place to be!

__My Educational Philosophy:__ As an elementary educator I believe in entering the classroom everyday with a positive, energetic attitude and work diligently to bring out the greatest potential in every student. My goal is to have an open mind in all situations, understand every students background and be able to maximize their learning environment to the best of my ability. It is my moral responsibility to make sure that each student feels at home and comfortable each day that they are in the classroom and I aim for high expectations, consistency and respect. It is my duty to recognize and nuture all types of intelligences and learners. I strive to provide numerous ways in teaching the curriculum and leave the class every day hoping that I have encouraged each student to value learning, cooperation, determination and confidence. I aspire to be the students inspiration in life and set them on the path to success. __My Resume:__  Please feel free to take a look at my resume! 

__Why Technology is Important in the Classroom:__ Technology is the tool to helping in achieving the expectations that are set forth by the schools. The use of technology in the classroom is the bridge to adapting the curriculum to all types of students. Technology can offer better and more effective tools for the students to solve problems than other manipulatives that are available in the general classroom. With the increasing technological tools, educators have unlimited resources and websites available to them in help with guiding through the curriculum. It provides excitement to students of all ages and keeps them engaged in all types of lessons. Technology allows students to further investigate topics they are interested in, provides research and insight into educational lessons and is constantly updating. I believe that technology in the classroom is highly crucial for students of all ages and learning types. It is the key to the door of success and will only help students in navigating thier way through life.

__Why I Should Be Hired:__

I could say the same things that other indivduals would say as well. However, I feel as though I am more valuable in a teaching position than a lot of other individuals are. I grew up in the big city of Denver in which I knew that I always wanted a corner office in a big building as an accountant. I wanted to live every woman's dream. To be a successful woman, making it on her own. Once I moved out on my own and began attending Metro State, I realized that maybe the business world wasn't what it was cracked up to be. I lived the greatest social life but didn't attend classes like I should have. I wasn't succeeding in these classes like I was in high school and was forced to make an alternate decision when it came to where I would attend my continuing education. My GPA had dropped and I enrolled at Front Range Community College. I knew that I was forced to make a life changing decision on what I was really going to do with my life. Looking back through my yearbooks, I couldn't help but see: "Good luck in college, you would make a great teacher someday". This is when I realized that this whole time, I was meant to be a teacher. I volunteered in elementary classrooms while in high school and always loved being around the students. This is when I registered for teaching program classes and began my journey to becoming an educator, which to me was the most powerful occupation anyone could ever choose. I still continue to volunteer and visit the students at my local elementary school. Seeing the look on the children's faces when they just figured out a problem or realize that you are there to help them is the greatest feeling in the world. I feel at home in the classroom and I become more and more excited everyday to be in my own classroom. In high school, I was a member of National Spanish Honor Society, Student Government and captain of the Cheerleading squad. I graduated with a high GPA and honors. I have done numerous hours of volunteer time, helping at events such as the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Walk and the Walk for Down Sydrome. I enjoy doing anything that I can to help inspire and change children's lives in anyway possible. I have a passion for education and making a difference in children's lives. I cannot help but smile everytime I am in a classroom and have the confidence that I will succeed in the classroom. I want to make the classroom fun and educational at the same time. In the years to come, our society will continue to flourish with technology and the integration of it into the curriculum will be crucial to the success of students in their future. I believe that I can execute the necessary steps to make sure that all students are familiar with the different technological tools and be able to provide them with examples. I will allow students to use their creative minds when developing projects while keeping them within the standards. Technology will be the key in every stuents educational career. In addition, from the management experience I have had at a local food restaurant as well as being assistant manager of the bank provides me with the knowledge and management skills needed to keep the classroom in control. This includes organization of daily routines as well as keeping students' behavior in order. Truly, I embody the skills needed to be a successful teacher and with my ongoing passion for this occupation there is no doubt that I should be hired on at any school.