Alysha Engle
WCSD1
Newcastle, WY USA
"It's okay for you to try different things—sometimes you learn more from experiencing things you don't like."
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Alysha's work combines: Education, Technology, and Teaching / Mentoring
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Upton High School
Bachelor's Degree
Accounting
University of Wyoming
Graduate Degree
Bachelor's - Business Education; Master's - Curriculum, Technology Integration
Black Hills State University
Certification
Facilitating Career Development Training
National Career Development Association
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a High School Business & Technology Teacher:
Bachelor's Degree: Accounting
Graduate Degree: Bachelor's - Business Education; Master's - Curriculum, Technology Integration
Certification: Facilitating Career Development Training
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
My initial declared major in college was Pre-Physical therapy.
2.
I switched majors to Pre-Vet, so I had a LOT of science classes.
3.
I transferred from University of Montana to the University of Wyoming where I switched majors AGAIN, Accounting this time.
4.
I graduated with my Accounting degree, after getting married and having two children and started at an Accounting firm in my home town.
5.
I HATED Accounting!!! I worked there for one year and went to work at the Coal Mine.
6.
I worked at the coal mine for seven years...yuck!!! (But the money was good!)
7.
Shift work is not good for family life, so I quit and went back to school and got my second bachelor's degree in Business Education.
8.
Started teaching high school business and technology. Got my Master's degree in Curriculum - Technology Integration. Have been teaching for ten years and loving it!
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Family:
Pick a path and stop wasting your time.
How I responded:
It's okay for you to try different things, sometimes you learn more from experiencing things you don't like. All experiences give you feedback, either in things you like and would like to pursue or in things you definitely want to avoid.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I didn't receive financial assistance because I finished my education as a non-traditional student and aid was not available to me. You must fill out FASFA and seek out scholarship opportunities.