Who is Rachel?

Really? Three Rachels in one class? This has never happened to me before!  I suppose I have to distinguish myself from the other Rachels out there...

One way to distinguish this Rachel from the others is by looking at her last name: Verschaeve.  Though Flemish (and perhaps phlegm-ish) in origin, the Anglicized pronunciation is simply ver-shave. 

After teaching primarily eighth grade language arts for thirteen years, I recently left the classroom to take on a role as an educational technology consultant.  This is my last term in the Ed Tech program at UM-Flint, and I feel not only prepared by this program, but also highly inspired. It takes a lot of inspiration to make such a huge life change!

My previous master's degree is in Teaching Reading and Language Arts, with a reading specialist certification, from Oakland University.  I was also my school's literacy coach and a leader on our MiBLSi team, so clearly I have a strong background in literacy.

I am looking forward to learning techniques for combining my two areas of expertise to best complement each other during this course.  Now it's time to READ!