Abby+Ward+-+Bio

I graduated from MSU in 2011 with a BA in Elementary Education, Language Arts major, and TESOL minor. After graduation, I traveled to beautiful Cape Town, South Africa with MSU's Cross-Cultural Teaching Abroad program and lived overseas for six weeks. On my return, I completed my student teaching in [|Grand Rapids.] Last summer I taught a K-2 ELL summer school class in [|Wyoming]which was a ton of fun. After a summer of searching I couldn't land a full time teaching job, so I took a job as a parapro at Dutton Elementary. Teaching K-5 Title One students reading skills has been a great experience. I love working with all ages of elementary students! This summer I'm continuing my MATC courses (4 more to go!) and job searching. Hopefully next year I will have my own classroom. When I'm not at school, I like to read, watch movies, and enjoy Lake Michigan.
 * Name:** Abby Ward
 * What I do and where:** Title One Reading Paraprofessional at [|Dutton Elementary] in Caledonia, MI
 * Where I live:** Wyoming, MI (SW suburb of Grand Rapids)
 * Preferred email:** abbyward18@gmail.com, or wardabig@msu.edu (forwarded to gmail)