Introduction

      Hello everyone, my name is Kandi Campbell, and I was born and raised in Boone County, WV; however, I currently live in Buckhannon, WV. I am a 2009 graduate of West Virginia State University and my teaching experience began with Barbour County Schools in 2009. I served as a Long –Term Substitute Teacher last year. This year, I work at Belington Elementary School with the job title of Hearing Impaired/ Multi-Categorical Special Education Teacher.
      I expect to finish my degree in two years. After I graduate, I plan to take a position in a county that will hire me. My experiences with research have mostly been assignments and tasks throughout my school years; however, I have researched many topics related to the teaching profession.
       I am hoping to gain information about the history of the education profession and how to better research things by taking this course. It is my hope that this knowledge will better prepare me for my upcoming career in teaching.
       The unique thing that I would like to share with the class is something that happened to me this year. On the first day of school, I was introduced to students that were deaf and was told that they needed a teacher to help them. Coming into this position, I didn’t know sign language, but as the year went on I had to step up. In effect, they helped teach me sign language while I taught them.