Valerie+Williams

Terrific Testing Tamer

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__Introduction__

 * Valerie Williams**
 * Testing Coordinator - MHS**
 * Self Titled....Senior Retest Mentor**

__Favorite Things__

 * Making a difference
 * Spending [[image:IMG_3560.jpg width="317" height="216" align="right"]]time with family and friends
 * Singing, Cooking, Creating, Problem Solving

__What I've Learned So Far__
This wiki has been a very humbling experience for me. I want to be a life-learner, but for several days, I thought this might be a lesson that takes a lifetime to successfully complete. I do hope that I will be able to create a testing wiki that will captivate and inform after completing the assignments before me. I guess you will be the judge...... InterPals Pen Pals from the WorldWide Classroom Pen Pals sight has intrigued me. Just researching this endeavor has had my mind spinning with possibilities. When students find a peer they can connect with, they begin to realize that others have the same stuggles whether it be academically, socially, emotionally, etc. Since my main student contact is with senior retesters, I think it would be interesting to help students find pals internationally they can relate to and learn from. Access is free, and students would not only be able to chat, blog, and share pictures, but they can even learn a language. I am not really sure how that last part might work, but I love the prospect of bringing the old idea of a pen pal into a new era. I think there are some great strides that could be made with a population that could greatly benefit from connections with peers they can relate to and learn from.
 * **__Second Assignment__ [[file:prezi.exe]]**
 * __**Third Assignment**__ [|grad slide]
 * __**Fourth Assignment**__ [|WorldWide Classroom Pen Pals]
 * **__Fifth Assignment__ [|TAKS Throw Down]**
 * **__Sixth Assignment__** [|wordle...you without limits] [[image:SIGN_GEN width="161" height="114"]]

__Etc.__

 * "Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragement, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak." Thomas Carlyle**