585 Questions

Personal information1. Name, hometown, primary email.
Lauren Orszag, Macedonia, Laurenzaun1@gmail.com

2. What name do you prefer to be called?
Lauren
3. Undergraduate and graduate degree(s), education license(s), current employment: grade level, subject(s) if applicable, district.
BA Elementary Education from Mercyhurst CollegeMS Edcuational Administration from John Carroll University

4. What are a few of your more interesting hobbies, travel experiences, somewhat “unique” aspects about yourself that would help our classroom community get to know you a bit better.
I love running and biking, cooking for my husband, decorating my house, traveling to new vacation destinations. My husband and I have a two week European cruise scheduled for next summer.


Learning Style and more:
5. Being as specific as you can, what must be in place for you to feel comfortable taking intellectual risks in a classroom?
Comfortable, relaxed environment. I don't like feeling pressure to know everything all the time. I will contribute when I feel comfortable and often a classmate's contribution will help inspire me to add to conversation.

6. I am interested in your perception of yourself as a student. Please describe it. Consider such criteria as a) active oral class participation; b) responsible, timely class preparation (of readings, projects, etc.); c) honest, candid self-assessment; d) awareness of your own preferred learning styles/approaches; e) first thing that you do when you cannot or do not understand something; f)other dimensions you believe to be relevant and informative.

Technology Section
7. What do you believe was the most important technological invention in history? Why?

computer. It has enhanced research methods and communication locally and globally.

8. Please list a number of technologies you currently believe to be essential to your life. Star (*) those you (tend to) believe to be insufficiently promoted in education.

9. In relation to technology, please describe what life is like for you after a typical school day?

Watch news, check facebook and check email.

10. Indicate any uses of technology that you believe tend to be inappropriate or used excessively (by children in or out of school, by teachers in or out of school ) or promoted excessively (by the media, the computer industry, schools), i.e. ones that should be restricted or regulated in key ways.