NAME:
Ms. Ream
SCHOOL:
Colegio Panamericano
CLASS:
Grade 1B
EMAIL:
jream@panamericano.edu.co
I come from Milwaukee, Wisconsin which is near Chicago in the United States.
I have five brothers and sisters and I am the oldest. The youngest is 18
years old. I grew up playing school and here I am a real teacher. Before I
came to Colombia I was teaching 2nd Grade in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I
felt like I had to come back to South America after living in La Paz, Bolivia
for two years teaching ESL before I moved to Vietnam. However, I was no
stranger to Asia after living in Shanghai, China for four years teaching
Speech and Reading to 1st and 2nd graders.
One of my favorite quotes is by Ernest Hemingway. He said "I like to listen.
I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never
listen." I believe in this saying. He was a great writer. Another one of
my favorites is to read. In addition to reading, I like to listen to music,
hike, cook, dance and decorate.
Some information about my education:
M.A. Elementary Education 8/2008
The College of New Jersey-Global Program
New Jersey Elementary Education Certification 8/2008
B.A. Social Welfare-Major, Women Studies-Minor 8/1997
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Teaching English as a Foreign Language Certification 2/2002
If you have any questions, please ask me and I would like to do the same
with you! I'm looking forward to learning more about Colombia through my
experience here.
When students create their own sense of our world, they are producing
knowledge. We will work together, learning from all of the vast experiences
everyone of us brings into the classroom in order to help each other make
connections in our world--cooperatively learning.