My name is Jennifer Schrieber.  I was born and raised in Green Valley, Illinois.  I attended Illinois Central College where I earned my Associates in Arts and Science.  I then transferred to Illinois State University and majored in Elementary Education.  During my senior year, I participated in the ISU/Pekin Professional Development School Program (PDS).  It is a year long student teaching internship with Pekin Public Schools District 108. 

              As part of the PDS program, I have been able to experience many aspects of the teaching profession. I welcomed students at the beginning of the school year, participated in district/school improvement meetings, and parent-teacher conferences.  While taking my methods courses, I spent eight weeks interning in a third grade class at L.E. Starke Elementary School.  Then I spent the next eight weeks in a fifth grade class at Wilson Intermediate School.  I returned to my third grade class to student teach for sixteen weeks with Mrs. Lystila who is the best mentor in the entire world!  I have learned so much from her and have truly grown as an educator because of her. 

            I graduated with a Bachelor in Education from Illinois State University..  I have been hired by Midwest Central Primary School to teach third grade for the 2007 - 2008 school year.  So that meansI will be spending my summer preparing myself and my classroom for my new students.