Renae Heilman
My name is Renae and I am a 34 year old mother of 3 . Our third bouncing baby boy joined our family on Aug 27th of 2011. My boys range in age from 0- 13. They make every day interesting. I am blessed by family, friends, and faith.
I have been teaching since 2000 and have taught at all age levels in the public schools. I started my career in a a multi-level Deaf Education classroom. It was an exciting experience. The students ranged in age from 3 years old to 3rd grade. I became very close with the families and these students as I would have them year after year. My second assignment was working as an itinerant teacher. I traveled around to various schools to work with Deaf and Hard of hearing students in their home schools. This position enabled me to work with all ages, have a new perspective and gave me the time to go back to school and pursue my next passion of working with children in the counseling field. It was my least favorite of my teaching experience because I did not get to know the students as well or develop a working relationship with them. I then returned to the classroom. Again I worked in a multi level Deaf Education classroom with preschool ages through 4th grade. Just after the birth of my second son I was presented with a new opportunity in teaching. I went to work for a High School as the American Sign Language (ASL) teacher. Students have the option of taking this class for their foreign language credit. I was a little skeptical about teaching full time in a High School as most of my experience has been at the elementary level but once again I loved it. It was completely different than what I had been doing but had many new and exciting twists and turns. Now I was able to teach young adults how they too could communicate in the Deaf world. Maybe I would even have a few that wanted to pursue this new found skill as an interpreter or a teacher in Deaf Education. I have a strong passion for the Deaf community and feel I am an advocate for them.
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I have been teaching since 2000 and have taught at all age levels in the public schools. I started my career in a a multi-level Deaf Education classroom. It was an exciting experience. The students ranged in age from 3 years old to 3rd grade. I became very close with the families and these students as I would have them year after year. My second assignment was working as an itinerant teacher. I traveled around to various schools to work with Deaf and Hard of hearing students in their home schools. This position enabled me to work with all ages, have a new perspective and gave me the time to go back to school and pursue my next passion of working with children in the counseling field. It was my least favorite of my teaching experience because I did not get to know the students as well or develop a working relationship with them. I then returned to the classroom. Again I worked in a multi level Deaf Education classroom with preschool ages through 4th grade. Just after the birth of my second son I was presented with a new opportunity in teaching. I went to work for a High School as the American Sign Language (ASL) teacher. Students have the option of taking this class for their foreign language credit. I was a little skeptical about teaching full time in a High School as most of my experience has been at the elementary level but once again I loved it. It was completely different than what I had been doing but had many new and exciting twists and turns. Now I was able to teach young adults how they too could communicate in the Deaf world. Maybe I would even have a few that wanted to pursue this new found skill as an interpreter or a teacher in Deaf Education. I have a strong passion for the Deaf community and feel I am an advocate for them.
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Facebook or a Loaded GunWe don't give a child a gun without teaching them how to use it safely and then send them out in the world with it. We should not do this with social media either.
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Cheesey Italian ChickenEasy and healthy meal your family will love. So simple and easy you will love it too!
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Finding the Precious Moments with ChildrenToday keeping up with your kids can be a challenge. It is important to find the precious moments you share with your children.
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North Texas School Decisions to Try and Save MoneyTexas public schools have undergone a huge slash in funding. Now their social emotional needs and guidance lessons are one more area that we will see lost to the money.
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Baby's ArrivalThe feelings and preparations of a new baby
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The Interuption of Cell Phone in SchoolWith all that cell phones can do now they can be a complete distraction in the classroom environment. It is just the constant texting but the connection through social media outlets and other targeted websites
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Maternity Leave- Another Slap in the Face for Texas TeachersWhile finally feeling like I could pull myself up out of the financial rubble we are in today, I was knocked back down by the way maternity leave is handled for teachers. It is one more way the slash of educational funds is hurting TX teachers.