This is my 3rd semester in the EdTech program. I took 2
courses Summer 2011, 4 courses Fall 2011, and I'm doing 4 more courses this
semester. Needless to say I'm doing school full-time and substitute
teaching to earn some dinero. Before I became a full time student again I
taught high school history and PE for 3 years. My first year teaching was in Pleasant Grove, Utah where I was the cross country assistant coach. The last 2 school years I
taught at Bear Lake High School in Montpelier, Idaho and I coached freshman
girls basketball and was the varsity assistant.
I'm currently living in Logan, Utah and glad to be back. I
met my wife while going to school in Logan at Utah State University and I've
been married for 7 years. Family is very important to me. We have two beautiful boys (4 years
old & 1 year old) who keep us busy. We love the opportunities we have
here compared to the small rural life in Idaho. My oldest son was diagnosed
with Type I Diabetes when he was 2 and we have learned to live a lifestyle to
help manage his disease. We also started a charity 5k to help raise money
to find a cure for diabetes: http://idahocrazypancreas5k.blogspot.com/
I'm really enjoying everything I'm learning in the EdTech program and I
can't wait to finish school again and start teaching again. I really love multimedia, especially as it pertains to education. In high school I took the "Video Productions" course all 3 years advancing myself to produce the morning announcements every morning (which seemed like a big deal at the time). I really want to learn how I can better utilize multimedia as a tool for education. I'm looking forward
to working with all of you this semester. I embedded an intro video to me I created a few months ago showing a recap of the past 27 years.
~Travis T
Hi Travis,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your video! You have a lovely family. I think it is wonderful that you started a charity to help find a cure for diabetes. My mom has seen what people with Type I diabetes go through. She trains diabetic alert dogs and has placed many dogs with children as well as adults. It is such a bad disease for a young child to have to cope with. I wish you well with your charity!
Diane
Hi Travis,
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed your video. What a great looking family you have. I'm a Michigan guy, born and raised, but I had the good fortune to spend some time over a couple summers in Utah producing video content during a field geology course with a professor at my university. It was a great experience, and I fell in love with Utah. Looking forward to getting back there again soon. My mom suffered the effects of type 2 diabetes for many years before she passed away. Your work to help support research aimed at curing this horrible disease is wonderful. I must say I can't wrap my head around the idea of taking four EDTECH courses at once. More power to you!