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 I am currently teaching sixth and eighth grade Mathematics at one of the three middle schools in our district. This is the third year our school has had sixth grade and, coincidentally, my third year teaching sixth grade (first year with 8th). I have been teaching for over 20 years, but I taught a variety of subjects and changed grade levels, 3-5 according to our building's enrollment. There was only one year when I didn't teach math and I really missed it. Getting to teach math all day is one of the reasons I wanted to go to the middle school. I also love technology. I was one of the first in our district to have a SmartBoard and was lost when my projector malfunctioned. I am very excited that our team is part of the 21st Century grant and can't wait to learn more about how I can incorporate all we will learn about this year in my classroom. Unfortunately, our team is not teaching together this year. We had to make cuts which meant we all are teaching a fifth class, two of us are teaching more than one grade level. I truly miss my team. It was much better for our students because we kept tabs on what they were doing in all their core classes. Now, our students are spread out in different classes. I also really miss the block schedule. I never have time to do anything. We have had our laptops and iPads for about two weeks and the amount of time it takes to get them passed out and put back in the cart is really noticable in these small class periods. It is definitely getting better as I refine my system and work out some of the bugs. I absolutely love being able to use them and can't wait to get somethings on the web that can give both the students and myself immediate feedback on their progress. I'm hoping I will be able to differentiate more, too. I have big dreams but not much time to help them become reality. I know...one step at a time.