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About The Teacher
My name is Mrs. Count and I am looking forward to teaching and getting to know your students, many of whom I have already had in my classes. I have been involved with Denver Public Schools for a total of 19 years both as a parent and teacher. This is my eighth year at Hamilton. Prior to entering the teaching profession I spent over 20 years working for various telecommunications corporations in sales and marketing positions. Therefore, I bring a real-world background to using computers in school and business situations. In addition to my teaching credentials I have a BS in Marketing from the University of Colorado and an MBA from the University of Montana. I am married and mom to three boys – Matthew, Andrew and Sean. Matthew graduated from Thomas Jefferson HS and the University of Northern Colorado. After teaching English in Bangkok, Thailand Matthew is now in his second year of law school at Washburn University. Andrew graduated from George Washington HS and the University of Denver. After working at a law firm for a year he is in his second year of law school at the University of Denver. Sean is in 7th grade here at Hamilton. Outside of class I am an avid reader and enjoy traveling, skiing and spending time with my family. I am also a student of Shotokan Karate and have earned the rank of First Kyu.

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Mission
In my classes students will learn 21st century technology skills for school and business applications. In each grade I teach different parts of the Microsoft Office 2010 suite of products and how to better use the Internet for research. To be more specific in 6th grade I focus on MS Word 2010, 7th graders will work on MS PowerPoint 2010, and 8th graders will learn MS Excel 2010. Each class will have projects that help them learn more advanced Internet searching techniques. All writing in my classes follow the Maureen Auman “Step Up To Writing” guidelines along with the rest of the school. In addition, when students finish early they are able to read their AR books or have Internet Choice & Exploration (ICE) time on the Internet.