{"id":2,"date":"2019-03-24T02:05:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-24T02:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-06-03T23:30:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T23:30:32","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-default\"><p>&#8220;Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.&#8221; -Nelson Mandela<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0428-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0428-252x300.jpg 252w, http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0428-768x916.jpg 768w, http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IMG_0428-859x1024.jpg 859w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Welcome to my site! I am an enthusiastic teacher with a passion for working with young minds. My teaching background includes three years as a gen ed teacher in the state of Colorado. I taught fifth grade for two years and then switched to second grade. I worked at a fantastic Title I school in the Thompson School District. I learned more in the those three years than I ever thought possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In 2019, I began a new adventure. My husband and I moved to Seattle, WA. Since moving to this beautiful new city, I have had the opportunity to get to know Seattle schools and students a few different ways. For the 2019-2020 school year I had the incredible opportunity of working for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound. I got to help Seattle kids make meaningful relationships with adults who truly care. It is there that I also began to examine equity in education more closely. In addition to my work at Big Brothers Big Sisters, I am a district substitute. This has allowed me to meet so many wonderful young people, and it has made me tremendously excited to pick up my teaching career in this beautiful city.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">I come from a long line of educators, and I always knew I would go into education. I graduated from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor&#8217;s degree in elementary education, an emphasis in math and a minor in reading.  In May of 2021 I graduated with my master&#8217;s degree in applied behavior analysis. Nothing fuels my fire more than seeing my students grow and become civic minded individuals. I have a passion for social and emotional learning. Education is so much more than teaching academics. We are teaching children. I open my arms and my heart to each and every student that walks through my door&#8211;no matter their race, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, or ability.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"725\" height=\"652\" src=\"http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BLM-Landscape-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"233\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BLM-Landscape-2.jpeg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/?attachment_id=233#main\" class=\"wp-image-233\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BLM-Landscape-2.jpeg 725w, http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BLM-Landscape-2-300x270.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"369\" height=\"212\" src=\"http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/new-pride-flag-01-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"231\" data-link=\"http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/?attachment_id=231#main\" class=\"wp-image-231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/new-pride-flag-01-1.jpeg 369w, http:\/\/rachel-dennison.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/new-pride-flag-01-1-300x172.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.&#8221; -Nelson Mandela Welcome to my site! I am an enthusiastic teacher with a passion for working with young minds. My teaching background includes three years as a gen ed teacher in the state of Colorado. 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