Welcome!


 * //"Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!" -Lewis Carroll // **



**Welcome to the electronic portfolio of Krysta Jones! **

Hello, visitors! Welcome to my electronic portfolio, which focuses on my past, present, and future career as a middle grades teacher. Once I receive my license in May 2012, it will allow me to teach grades six through nine in English language arts and social studies. I completed my student teaching at North Garner Middle School in Wake County with my cooperating teacher, Mrs. Valerie Lassiter. There, I taught both English language arts and social studies in the seventh grade!

I hope my portfolio provides you with my professional and outgoing outlook on my future as a teacher, as well as shows the improvements that I have made throughout the past four years in the College of Education at North Carolina State University. I am a proud member of the NC State Wolfpack, and I am blessed to have had such wonderful professors, advisors, and classmates.

There is no doubt that I have experienced the ups and downs that every college student experiences, but I have pulled through with a strong head on my shoulders. From content to personal work experience, the journey has certainly been a puzzle. I am aiming to put the puzzle pieces together after graduating from NC State in May. I believe that life is about finding the true colors of ourselves and embracing them with all we have. By placing my puzzle pieces together, I hope to make a beautiful and complete life as a middle grades teacher.

Puzzle Pieces that Have Helped me Along the Way…
 * **Content Knowledge **
 * **Pedagogical and Professional Knowledge Skills and Dispositions **
 * **Positive Impact on Student Learning **
 * **Leadership and Collaboration **
 * **21 st  Century Technologies and Skills **
 * **Work Experience **
 * **North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program **

Please explore the puzzle pieces that I have created for you. If there are any questions, please e-mail me at kbjones6@ncsu.edu.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: small; line-height: 24px;">**Also, please note that this site is a work in progress!** **<span style="color: #f12727; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">GO PACK! **

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