About Me!

Hello! 

My name is Courtney Kasinger. Pictured above you will see some of the most important parts of my life. I love spending time with my family. I am a recent graduate of Jacksonville State University with my Bachelor's degree in Social Work. 


A digital collage can be a very useful tool in the classroom. Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences suggests that there are different types of learners in a classroom. It is the duty of teachers to make sure that all types of learners are represented in our lesson plans. A digital collage is helpful for students who are visual learners because it allows them to be presented information in a manner that isn't through lecture. I love that music and audio can be added to some of these collages as well because it helps keep the students attention on the collage and it allows musical learners to be included. The collages can be used in a variety of ways as instruction or as an assignment. For instance, we are doing a collage to introduce ourselves. This gives students who are interpersonal learners a chance to connect with fellow classmates. I also feel that digital collages could be a great way to introduce information to ESL learners. For example, having words or titles next to pictures helps students learn to correlate the pictures with the words.


I would love to one day work in a one-to-one school so I could effectively utilize technology in my future classroom by using applications like Nearpod, Prezi, and Kahoot. Currently, I enjoy using technology to share images with family and friends that I am unable to see on a daily. In the future, I hope to utilize technology in my classroom by using my professional Twitter account to share assignments with my students' parents and to post updates on what my students are currently working on. It is also a good idea to post helpful readings or links to helpful websites that the parents can use for learning in the home. I also plan on utilizing email to keep in contact with the students' parents. Video chats are also useful for parents with busy schedules, this way they have the opportunity to talk face-to-face with their child's teacher.


I aspire to be an elementary school teacher and would one day hope to combine my love for teaching and social work to become a school counselor.