{"id":10324,"date":"2021-05-05T10:21:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T14:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/?p=10324"},"modified":"2024-11-14T11:42:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T16:42:31","slug":"alumni-spotlights-katerina-graham-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machias.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/05\/alumni-spotlights-katerina-graham-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlights: Katerina Graham &#8217;18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month our spotlight shines on Katerina Graham of East Machias. Since her graduation from UMM&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/machias.edu\/collegestudies\">college studies program<\/a> with a concentration in special education in 2018, Graham has served as a special education teacher in two local schools, teaching students in kindergarten through the eighth grade.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tell us a little bit about what you are doing now.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I began working at Elm Street School in 2017 as an educational technician III. The following year I began my journey as a special education teacher. My first year teaching as a special education teacher was ever-learning. I taught kindergarteners all the way to eighth g<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raders at Jonesboro Elementary School. After completing one year there, I returned to Elm Street School to be a special education teacher to fifth- through eighth-g<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raders. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m about to complete my second year teaching at Elm Street. I love working with this age group. My favorite part of being a special education teacher is working in small groups where I help students build confidence in themselves with their reading, language, and math skills.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I am not working, I can be found spending time with my 14-year-old Quarter Horse, Holly. She&#8217;s my pride and joy. If I could bring her to work with me I would. All of my students enjoy asking me questions about Holly, and soon they will get to meet her in person to learn how to groom horses. I am extremely excited for this adventure with my students!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What is the most valuable thing you learned while at UMM?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most valuable thing I learned while at UMM was how to become a lifelong learner. It was not necessarily in a class but collectively over my time at UMM. Sometimes a teacher would mention it in a lecture or I would read about being a lifelong learner in a text that was assigned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Do you have any advice for current students at UMM?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask questions and ask them often. Knowledge is power and can bring about new opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How did your time at UMM prepare you for what you are doing now?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning how to plan ahead and manage my time has been the best preparation for teaching. 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