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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank Tony Camoreyt (my supervising practitioner), Terri Gerhardt (my program supervisor), and Shari Weaver (the Teacher Prep Director) for their assistance during my teaching practicum. Tony, thank you for allowing me into your classroom and your advice throughout my time at AMS. Your input on lesson ideas, management techniques, and general teaching advice were invaluable. You have inspired me both as a teacher and a student. Terri, thank you for your consistent support and feedback on how to improve as a teacher throughout the whole process. You continued to push me to grow as an educator in ways I did not know I was capable of. Shari, thank you for sharing your expertise on the different aspects of teaching and for always being there.