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= Tammy Moore's Professional Portfolio = = =

Title I Reading Teacher Biddeford Primary School Biddeford, Maine 04005

My passion for teaching has evolved over time. As a young student, I envisioned that I would work with people in some capacity, assisting them in developing to their full potential. Subsequently, I earned my bachelors degree in Psychology and entered the field of mental health. For six years, I was employed at Jackson Brook Institute. The focus of my work was with adolescents in group therapy for stress management, anger management, and coping skills. After working at JBI, I had the opportunity to work as the In-Home support Program Manager for Counseling Services Inc. While there, I served as a liaison between Augusta Mental Health Institute and CSI. I provided patients suffering with chronic mental illness the least restrictive environment in which to live. I held this position for three years. At that time, my husband and I made the decision to start a family. Once our oldest son became preschool age, I seriously began to contemplate my employment future after being a stay at home mother for 10 years. As a volunteer in my son’s preschool and subsequent elementary school, I recognized quickly that by becoming a teacher, I would be fulfilling my desire to help people and work with children. My experiences volunteering in the school system within the classroom, as well as working with students individually (through the Project Storybook program) solidified my decision to move forward and pursue a career in education. Currently, I am a Title I Reading Teacher at Biddeford Primary School in Biddeford, Maine. I provide daily reading instruction in allignment with curriculum mapping to first, second, and third grade students who have been idetified as one academic year behind thier peers. Upon investigating various Master’s degree programs, the University of New England provided the best fit, which allowed me to pursue a career in education while still nurturing and meeting the needs of my family. This portfolio is a culmination of the work I completed in Teachers Certification Program and subsequent course work for MSEd at UNE.