College of Education Office of Student Field Experiences PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

[Your written information and description of activities are of primary importance in the placement process. They offer you an opportunity to describe your background, accomplishments, academic ability, and plans for the future. We ask that you give as complete and candid a picture of yourself as possible. Your personal and professional information materials must be your own honest, accurate and grammatically correct autobiographical sketch.]

I. PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: William Ashland 06/29/1987 2115 Walnut Street Apt. 5 Cedar Falls, IA 50613 641-512-3804 Permanent Phone: 641-357-4903 Student ID # 000458714 Email: weashland@yahoo.com

Birth Date:

Current Address:

Current Phone Number: Permanent Address:

2205 South 24th Street Clear Lake, IA 50428

Emergency Contact Information Name: Al Ashland Father

Relationship to you: Address:

2205 South 24th Street Clear Lake, IA 50428 641-512-7650 641-357-4903

Telephone Number(s):

II. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION Major(s): Minor(s) and Endorsements: Social Science Secondary Education American History, Geography, Sociology, and a certificate in Geographic Information Systems

See attached list for relevant coursework. (Please attach a listing of the coursework you will have completed prior to student teaching for your major, minor, endorsement, and/or certification. Do not list Liberal Arts Core or Professional Education sequence courses.) III. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Name of High School(s) Attended: Location(s) (City/State): Date Graduated: 2006 Kirkwood Clear Lake High School

Clear Lake, Iowa 50428

Other Colleges/Universities:

IV. TEACHING/NON-TEACHING WORK EXPERIENCES List teaching experiences in school/non-school settings: (Do not list experiences associated with UNI Teacher Education Program.) Teaching Experience Baseball Coach Football Coach List Non-Teaching Work Experiences: Non-Teaching Work Experience Furniture store Maintenance Health Club Employer Simpson's Furniture University of Iowa Health Quest Location Cedar Falls Iowa City Clear Lake Year(s) 1 1 4 Agency/Company/Organization Waterloo Leisure Services Waterloo Leisure Services Location Waterloo Waterloo Year(s) 1 1

V. MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Activities/Honors (from high school or other colleges) Partcipated in an automotive technology program at the local college while in high school. Partcipated in football and baseball. UNI activities, community service, or volunteer work Created a Korean War mueseum exhbit for the Cedar Falls Historical Socity. Hobbies, Special Interests, and Travel Experiences (foreign & domestic) Special Interests: Cartography and geogrpahic information stystems. Hobbies: Personal fitness, reading, war history and tactics, sports, cooking, and raquetball. VI. YOUR PROFESSIONAL BELIEFS
Write a brief statement indicating reasons for your interest in the teaching profession. Things to consider include: Why did you enter the teaching profession? What are your goals and aspirations? What special skills/major contributions will you bring to the teaching profession? What do you believe you will gain from student teaching?

I want to get into teaching because I feel like I was cheated in my education when I was in high school, and I do not want another student to go through what I did. My teachers' seemed like they really did not care about how we did in school or life, and by becoming a teacher I know I can give my students a postive learning experience. I believe I will bring a view to the classroom that every student can succeed and I am in the perfect position to help them. I think student teaching will be a great experience because it is a lot of hands on, and it gets me the experience I need to handle a classroom on my own. VII. PERSONAL REFLECTION
Most people can attribute their accomplishments to a mentor who influenced their beliefs and values as well as their career choices. Write about significant events in your life and include information about those who have influenced you, such as friends, family, teachers, etc. (No more than one page.)

I got into the teaching profession because I believed that my teachers were in a sense being lazy and not really putting forth the effort for me to excel. This has really been my drive to succeed in school, and become a teacher. I really knew that I wanted to become a teacher after my mother talked me into it. I am a very outgoing and talktive person and have always been interested in the social sciences area, and she helped me realize that teaching would be a good fit for me. Teaching seemed like the perfect job for me to talk about what I have learned and what I am passionate about. The more I have gotten into teaching here at UNI, the more I have come to

realize the problems America education systems is facing today and it really bothers me. Becoming a teacher will put me in the perfect position to make a change in the things that I do not like in the educaiton system, or help to make an impact on it.