My name is Jenny Luyckx and I would like to welcome you to my Educational Portfolio. I am currently a first grade teacher in a Catholic School in Otsego, Michigan. I have been teaching here for five years and have loved every minute of it. Otsego is a small, rural town and the school I teach at resembles that small town feeling as well. When you walk in the doors of the school you are made to feel as though you walked into the front doors of your own home. We have 100 students between our preschool up through our middle school. All of the families are very close and have developed very strong relationships outside of the school environment. Because of this, I feel that my students not only receive the educational experience that they should get while at school but also relationship experiences.
In 2002 I graduated from Western Michigan University. After graduating, I continued to stay at home with my children and occasionally work as a subsitiute teacher. In 2004 I taught in an inner city school in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In 2007 I obtained my current teaching position, where I plan to stay. In 2008 I began taking courses towards my MAED program at Michigan State University and will be graduating at the end of Summer 2011.
My goal for this Portfolio is that you will get a sense of my passion for education and children. You will also find a list of the courses and examples of my coursework since I have been at MSU, my resume, plans as a future learner, and a link to my current classroom page.