My name is Geneava Francis. I was born and raised in the beautiful town of Moab, UT. I grew up in a big family, 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Currently we have 4 (almost 5) additions to our family, either through marriage or birth.
I lived in Moab, this past summer. working at a summer program for teenagers teaching them life skills and showing them fun, recreational activities to do in Moab. It was a bit challenging at times but overall I enjoyed it. I also was a river guide on the Colorado River during the weekends. If you have never gone on a whitewater river trip, I highly suggest it. It is so much fun.
I really enjoy the outdoors, especially in the spring and summer. I'm not a big fan of winter. I just really hate the cold. I like doing most activities outside including: sports, ultimate frisbee, swimming, hiking, rafting, and hula hooping. Other activities I enjoy are: music, movies, plays, watching Jeopardy, video games, sleeping, spending time with friends and family, and recently quilting.
This is my 3rd year at the University of Utah and I love it. I am a history teaching major and probably still have 2 more years after this one. I like to tell people that I'm a history major because I like fun dates. (I know that's pretty lame and I've actually never used it when trying to get a date). I really do love history. I like learning about the past and how it has or is influencing our lives today. I want to become a history teacher so that I can make history come alive to my students. A lot of people say they hate history because it's just a bunch of memorizing. I want to change that, I want people to actually learn the story and why it is relevant today. I want to teach because I love seeing the look on a person's face when they finally grasp a new concept and knowing that you helped put it there, that's pretty cool.
How would I like to use technology in my future classroom? I think that by using technology I could really make history come alive to my students. I would use technology to spark the interests of my students.
2 comments:
Geneava - Sounds like you had a great job this past summer. I love your attitude about bringing History to life and making it more that just dates and facts.
Geneava- I think you sound like you'll be an awesome teacher! I would love to meet you one day and get teaching tips from you!
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