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=Geri's Wiki Page=

Here is a picture of my family from this past summer. My son is 8 and my daughter is 6. They are truly the joy of my life. My first baby, who is 14 now, is Lewis. He is a cockapoo and has been with me through thick and thin. I am definitely a "dog" person, even though we had two cats up until rather recently.

I consider myself a writer and an artist, as well as a teacher--but an amateur writer and artitst. I love creating altered books, artist trading cards and other creative endeavors. Here are pictures of some of my artwork: These are artist trading cards. It is the size of a "baseball card" and they are meant to be "traded," just like baseball cards, with others who create ATC's - as they are called. The"cherish today" card contains a photo I took... I would like to learn more about photography, especially nature photography. The last photo is an altered book page.

**Professional Experience/Background**
I have been a teacher all my life, starting with teaching my younger sister to read when I was in kindergarten. Teaching energiezes me, it sustains me and despite the hard work it requires, I love every bit of it.I taught at 38th street school in MPS when I began my formal teaching career, then was a professor at Alverno College in the Elementary Education program for 12 years, and now, Associate Professor in the Teaching, Learning and Assessment program for the last 4 1/2 years. Every new cohort in at National Louis teaches me so much and I really look forward to working with all of you for the next approximately 2 years.

** TLA Program - Field Experience Documentation ** FIRST COMPLETE IN WORD, THEN TRANSFER INFO TO CHART MAKE SURE TO SAVE FREQUENTLY

**(10 hours per course)** **Field Experience: ** Every student in the TLA program is required to document 10 hours per quarter of field experience or classroom applications. These activities will document your applications of the theories and practices encountered in your coursework, as well as your growth and application of the Nine Outcomes of the TLA program. The purpose of field experience is to help you to make connections to your thinking, deepen your insights into these new connections, and ultimately guide you in discovering how these insights can, have, or will transform your professional practice. Field Experience Activities include journal entries, activities in your classroom, online interactions with your colleagues.

This document has two purposes. One, it gives each student a place to record their field experiences. Second, perhaps more importantly, it provides an opportunity to reflect on those experiences. THE COMPLETED 10 HOURS MUST BE COMPLETE AT THE END OF THE QUARTER.

For each activity, please complete the chart below. Use the Reflection Questions below as a structure for your reflection on the activity; your reflection should include as many of these questions as possible, but need not be limited to these questions.


 * Reflection Questions **: **//How or why did you choose to document this activity? What was the outcome? What was the result of this activity? What TLA Outcome or Outcomes (if applicable) did this activity provide you more insight into? What did you learn about yourself, your peers, your students, as a result of this activity?//**

quarter || Course || Date of Activity |||| Duration (give approximate time spent in/doing activity): || Activity (describe briefly, if possible provide an artifact to document) || Reflection (please answer as many of the questions listed above as possible. Take as much time and space as you need to be thorough) ||
 * Quarter 10hrs/
 * 5 ||  ||   ||   ||||   ||   ||

Add rows as necessary.