Hello! My name is Amy Petersen, and I moved to Oregon in 2009 to begin a goal I've had since age five - to become an elementary teacher!
In June 2013, I graduated from Western Oregon University with my Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood/Elementary Education with my English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement.
After graduating, I accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) as the Honors Program & Strategies Specialist at Western while working towards my MsEd: Information Technology with an Instructional Design Certification. I chose this Masters degree because I saw the necessity of 21st century skills in the classroom! With the varied resources available - such as Web 2.0 tools, Multimedia tools, Online Presentations, Learning Management Systems, Social Learning Platforms, etc. - educators are able to better teach to students of all learning styles while still addressing all of the necessary Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards.
Since graduating in 2015, I've had the pleasure of working with three different grade levels since graduating with my masters - 5th, 4th, and 2nd! In addition, in 2019 I officially became a National Board Certified teacher! It was incredibly challenging but pushed me to be an even better educator.
Outside of teaching, my biggest passion is traveling! In addition to a semester abroad in New Zealand, I have traveled to 4 continents and 27 countries. I feel it is very important to go outside your comfort zone and to immerse yourself in new languages, cultures, and cuisines. My last adventure was to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar in coordination with the Idaho Human Rights Center in Boise, Idaho.
In June 2013, I graduated from Western Oregon University with my Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood/Elementary Education with my English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement.
After graduating, I accepted a Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) as the Honors Program & Strategies Specialist at Western while working towards my MsEd: Information Technology with an Instructional Design Certification. I chose this Masters degree because I saw the necessity of 21st century skills in the classroom! With the varied resources available - such as Web 2.0 tools, Multimedia tools, Online Presentations, Learning Management Systems, Social Learning Platforms, etc. - educators are able to better teach to students of all learning styles while still addressing all of the necessary Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards.
Since graduating in 2015, I've had the pleasure of working with three different grade levels since graduating with my masters - 5th, 4th, and 2nd! In addition, in 2019 I officially became a National Board Certified teacher! It was incredibly challenging but pushed me to be an even better educator.
Outside of teaching, my biggest passion is traveling! In addition to a semester abroad in New Zealand, I have traveled to 4 continents and 27 countries. I feel it is very important to go outside your comfort zone and to immerse yourself in new languages, cultures, and cuisines. My last adventure was to Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar in coordination with the Idaho Human Rights Center in Boise, Idaho.