Rachael+Grob


 * //__ Rachael Grob __//**

My Community: I currently live in an area just inside Baltimore City known as Canton. I teach at an elementary school in Baltimore County which is a short 15 minute commute from my house. My school is a title I school and has approximately 600 students. There is a very large transient rate of students due to the fact that many of them are raised in single family homes where jobs can be difficult to obtain and hold. I truly enjoy working at my school due to the fact that my students love being there. There is an overwhelming amount of support and teachers truly care about one another.

My Career: I have been teaching at the same school now for 7 years. I was very fortunate to obtain a long term substitute position there at the conclusion of my student teaching experience. Luckily, one of the physical education teachers left at the end of the school year, and I was offered a full time position for the following year. When I was first hired, my school was an Arts Integration school so we were fortunate enough to have two full time special area teachers for each discipline. Due to budget cuts, for the past four years, there has been one full time art, music, library, technology and physical education teacher working with approximately 600 children. This means that we only see our children once a week for 50 minutes. Despite our lack of time, the special area team works together to maximize each students' experience. We often co-teach lessons with one another and plan integrated units across our curricula. Through this cohesive unit, we have been able to offer our students many additional opportunities before, during and after school that they may never have an opportunity to gain exposure to otherwise.

I attended Mount Saint Marys College in Emmitsburg, Maryland from 1995-1996. I transferred to Towson University in Towson, Maryland and received a dual degree in Sports Medicine and Teacher Education. I am currently pursuing my Master's Degree in Education specialzing in Integrating Technology within the Classroom. I hope to finish graduate school at the conclusion of next year.