1. Introduction of Deborah Harris Deborah Harris EDU673: Instruct. Strat. for Differentiated Teach & Learn Instructor: Racquel Bovier August 4, 2015

2. Brief bio My name is Deborah Harris and I am a 55 year old mother of two and grandmother of three. I have lived in Michigan all of my life. I have worked at many preschool programs. My job as a Headsart teacher within the organization has afforded me the opportunity to interact with a diverse student population and absorb both them and myself in knowledge. Using teaching approaches that concur with the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), including providing developmentally appropriate practices, multiple means of assessment and instruction, such as brigance screenings as well as the careful modeling and scaffolding.I strive to ensure that every student achieves and acquires knowledge and skills required for entering kindergarten.I began working at Focus: HOPE center for Children on March 02, 1999 and have been there for the last sixteen years. I have completed 80 hours of the highscope curriculum. I received certificates in first aid /CPR, food handlers, blood borne pathogens,and120 hours of training on Caring for Preschool Children Child Development Associate Credential by the Council for Professional Recognition center based setting for infant/toddler and preschool endorsement received my associate degree in childcare care development in July of 1994 and decided to return to school to received my Bachelors degree in October 2012 and receive it in April 2015 plan to continue on to receive my MA in Early Childhood Education. My goal is to reach and mold the children at an early age.

3. My Family Me and my daughter My darling grandchildren Monasia-17 Antwan 6 Aniyah 2 Me and my son Son –in-law

4. Where I live Hello my name is Deborah Harris and I live in Detroit, Michigan. I have one daughter who is thirty four and one son who is twenty six. I also have three grandchildren ages seventeen, six, and two. I lived in Michigan all my life, I lived in Detroit until I was twenty one and we then moved to Highland Park Michigan until 2008 after the passing of my mother, whereas I moved back to Detroit where I now reside. I received my Associate Degree in 1994 and went on to work towards my Bachelor’s degree but came across a couple of stumbling blocks and had to leave school, and it wasn’t until 2012 and the Head Start program that I work had require that Lead teachers have a Bachelor’s degree. it was then that I returned to school to receive my Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education here at Ashford which I received in April of 2015 and I figure why stop there so I am continuing on to receive my Master’s of arts in Child Development.

5. Who was your favorite K – 12 teacher and why? Who was your least favorite and why? favorite K – 12 teacher and why My favorite teacher was my seventh grade math teacher named Mr. Irving he was a short heavy set bald Caucasian guy who had the children’s best interest at heart, he would always teach his students that you could be anything you wanted to be with hard work and perseverance. He would sometimes stay after school or come on Saturday to help the students with any type of homework that they had, and an added bonus he would take us on a trip which would be a ride on his boat. least teacher favorite and why My least favorite teacher was my second grade teacher named Ms. Arteisea who was a little old lady who always make us feel bad and she would pull the children by the ear every time she would be mad at them or they would do something wrong

6. How and when you chose to earn a master’s degree in your chosen program. What made you passionate about this career choice? earn a master’s degree in your chosen program I would plan to achieve my Master’s degree in September 2016 by hard work and dedication. What made you passionate about this career choice Growing up I always wanted to be a teacher in the k-third grades until I realize that the most important years are the first ones and that if I could teach them at a young age that I could instill values in them that would go with them throughout their lives

7. If you could only eat one food, for the rest of your life (at dinner time) what would it be? If I could only eat one food, for the rest of my life at dinner time it would have to be chicken not only is there many ways to prepare chicken noodle soup, baked chicken, fried chicken broiled chicken and it; is my favorite food.