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Feb 04 2010

Praxis II: Passed!!

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Great news! I passed my PRAXIS II: Mathematics Content Knowledge! My score was a 160 and I needed a 123 for Mississippi standards and a 139 for Oregon! So thankfully I’ve passed in both states, and if it turns out after the 2 years with TFA I’ll want to continue teaching math, I’ll be able to come back home and do that.
I still need to take my PRAXIS I (kind of like an SAT – covers reading/writing/math of high school material), but fortunately I found a place in Eugene that offers the test on Sundays, so I won’t have to miss practice like…

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Jan 18 2010

You can find me here

http://katiehumm.wordpress.com I’ve had some experience with this blogging site before, and can’t seem to master this teachfor.us site. Adios!

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Jan 18 2010

Being accepted to TFA

On November 10th I received an email welcoming me to Teach for America and was extended an offer to teach secondary math (7th-12th) in the Mississippi Delta. That’s almost all the information I have on where I’ll actually be living for the next two years. As a rough guide, I’ll be living somewhere in here:…

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Nov 23 2009

Mississippi Delta, 2010 Corps

This will be updated later, but wanted to throw a post on here so if someone comes across it they’ll at least have some info. Hi! I’m Katie, a 22 year old 5th-year senior at Oregon State University. I’m on the varsity rowing team here, taking mainly filler classes, and waiting to graduate and get…

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