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Carrie L. Markley
4th Grade
Pinellas County School District
Clearwater, Florida
Where I've Been
Everywhere it seems. I was born in
Youngstown, Ohio, but moved with my parents of course, when I was 9
years old to sparkling Clearwater, Florida. Prior to moving to
Florida, my parents always planned amazing vacations for our
family. Every year, six of us traveled in either our brown
Pontiac convertible or the brown station wagon with the "way back" seat
that faced backwards to almost every national park in the United
States. Attached to our car on these trips was a 16 ft. travel
trailor. I have some great memories of those road trips with my
younger sister and older brother. Let's just say that my parents
had a lot of patience with us. Most of the time.
I graduated high school in 1983 and decided to
take a Northeastern tour of the United States before I started nursing
school. I blame my nomadic ways and uncontrollable desire to travel on
my parents. I went to Ohio, Boston, and Connectucut and
eventually found my way back to Florida after 6 months. I never
did make it to nursing school, but I did attend junior college for a
couple of years.
I married in 1988 and had a son in 1989.
When my son was 2 months old, I moved to Hawaii with my husband.
What a beautiful place to live. We lived right across the street
from the Illikai Hotel on Ala Moana Blvd in Waikiki. Discovery
Bay was the name of the high rise building. I could see the deep
blue Pacific Ocean from my 13th floor balcony. I loved living in
Hawaii. Weekends were filled with driving around the island or
hopping to another island in the Hawaiian Island chain.
Eventually, my husband and I moved back to Florida and started our own
air ambulance business. Around 1994, I decided to finish college
and become a teacher. My husband and I divorced in 1995.
I am currently engaged to a man that I have known
since 1999 and we have a 3 year old daughter. He works for Delta
Airlines which is great for my traveling spirit. (thanks Mom and
Dad) We have been to Aruba and Ireland. New Orleans was fun
and Key West is one of our favorite
places to go. We are planning on getting married there in August.
In retrospect, I find it fascinating how my zest
for traveling was inculcated by my parents at such an early age.
My life's journeys began on I 75 in a brown Pontiac and a 16 ft. travel
trailer. Who knew it would take me this far.
My Life as an Educator
I am currently in my 9th year of teaching. I
am always trying to do things differently and looking for innovative
ways to teach and reach my students. I am currently team/co
teaching with 2 other teachers on my grade level. We developed a
teaching model that integrates Science with Reading, Writing, and
Math. I am also the recipient of a $35,000 HP Technology
Grant. The grant package included Tablet PC's, scanner/printers,
digital cameras, and projectors for a team of 5 people. As part
of
the grant project, I created a Wiki website where my students
collaborate with other students in grades 3-5. The wiki can be
found at The Sticki Wiki
. Check it out. I am also a National Board Certified
Teacher.
When I'm Not Working...
Web Sites I
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