About Me

My name is Kelsie Taylor and this is me! I am going for an elementary certification, specifically majoring in integrated sciences. My dream teaching position would probably be in a first grade classroom similar to an area I grew up in. I come from Grand Haven, MI and I live about 5 minutes from Lake Michigan. I love spending time in the sunshine and just having some relaxing good times. For fun, I often spend time with my family and friends. One of my favorite things in the entire world is laughing; I’m at my happiest when I can sit and laugh with people. I like to be fun and goofy, and it shows in my everyday life.

I do not have that much experience with technology in the classroom. My teacher assisting placement used a smart board daily, however, everything was doable at a kindergarten level. Meaning, my kindergarteners all knew how to work the controls and navigate the simple buttons using the touchscreen and pen. The commands were easy enough for a 5-year-old to learn to control. As for planning, everything that was done had been preapproved or planned by my CT. I always used the program she had setup for the class every day and any extra activities were created or chosen by her ahead of time. There really was no need for me to plan much out before. 

Here is a video from a vacation I took with some friends last year. You can see that even when I am relaxing, I am still goofing off and having a good time.

This was my last day as a teacher assistant at my placement. I was in a kindergarten classroom in East Grand Rapids.