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Rebecca's work combines: Education, Writing, and Being Creative
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Shrine High School
Bachelor's Degree
Organizational Communication, General
Marymount University
Graduate Degree
Public/Applied History
Loyola University-Chicago
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Instructional Coordinators:
High School
Bachelor's Degree: Education, General
Graduate Degree: Curriculum and Instruction
Graduate Degree: Educational/Instructional Technology
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Always wanted to be a writer and set out to major in journalism.
2.
I fell in love with Public History as an undergrad-- I loved the idea of telling the full story.
3.
I pursued and received my Master's in Public History at Loyola University Chicago.
4.
Job opportunities were few, far between but I eventually found a job writing online textbooks.
5.
That opened up the world of curriculum and program design.
6.
I learned there were so many ways to write and inform students.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Parents:
You shouldn't be a teacher, education is a brutal profession.
How I responded:
I found a way to work in education that allowed me to work around the less positive parts of the field --the testing standards, the administration conflicts, etc.