Meet Jodi DeArmond
When Did You Graduate?
December 2007
What are you doing now? Where?
Currently I am St. Xavier Catholic School in Junction City, next year I will be moving to Chapman High School – where I student taught.
What classes are you currently teaching?
At St. Xavier I teach K-7 Computers, Computer Applications, & Yearbook
At Chapman I will be teaching In-House Training I & II (Running the Irish Ink student business), Computer Applications, Advanced Computer Applications, & Accounting
What did you like about the Business Ed Program at FHSU?
The people I meet. I worked with great students and learned so much about how to be a teacher (not just teach) from my professors.
How did BUED at FHSU help you prepare for your current position?
I walked into my position at St. Xavier in January – the room was a disaster and the students hadn’t learned much of anything during the first semester. The BUED program at FHSU helped me to learn quickly and to be prepared to use the resources that I had – not the ones that I wanted. For example – I didn’t get the Mac lab that I wanted, but I made it through & will be working with a new lab of iMacs next year!!
What advice do you have for aspiring teachers?
Network, network, network!! I’ve learned about so much about integrating technology through the people I stay in touch with on Plurk and just recently, Twitter. I also read tons of educational blogs and have currently started my own! http://Iliveilearniteach.blogspot.com
Any other information you would want to share with alumni, current students, faculty, and the general public?
I’ve been working towards my masters in Business Education online from Emporia. I should be finished in December!
