My Teaching History

Hi, my name is Alma Elia I was born in Anchorage, Alaska. I graduated from the St. Mary’s Catholic Mission at Saint Mary’s, Alaska. I received my Bachelors in Education with a minor in Social Studies from the University of Alaska Anchorage and an Associates in Applied Science.

I am taking classes from the University of Alaska Sitka, to attain my Masters in Educational Technology. I have been teaching seventh through twelfth grade social studies classes for the Saint Mary’s School District for thirteen years. This year I am teaching Alaska History, United States History, Government, Economics and a Cooking/Sewing Class. My students seem more involved when they get to use technology in my classes. I enjoy teaching with a writing emphasis using “Step Up to Writing”. I usually have the students take notes and then write a paragraph. Currently for Alaskan Studies the students are working on a PowerPoint to make a slide show of local pictures and explaining the “Five Themes of Geography”. I have taught Web classes with a lot of guidance from other teachers. I have built annuals using the computer. I use “Google Earth” to show students information on Geography. Right now the extent of my technology goes toward student writing. I am excited about the class I am taking "Digital Storytelling". I hope to understand the role and responsibilities I have as a teacher and be able to learn more about digital storytelling so that my students can learn more and teach others about what they are learning in school.