Annie O'Donnell has always lived in Omaha, Nebraska. In fact, she attended elementary school at Fort Calhoun     Community schools, and went to high school at Marian High School.. She attended Creighton University, and graduated from College of Saint Mary's in Early Childhood and Child Life. She is pursuing her Masters Degree in Elementary Technology at  University of Nebraska at Omaha.

It has been Annie O'Donnell's life-long passion to teach. She believes she has  a calling to help people especially young children. Her  life long goal is to make a difference in the lives of each child that she is blessed enough to have in her classroom. 

Some important points of Miss. O'Donnell's teaching philosophy include:

• Learning should be engaging and motivating
• The classroom should be a close community of learners
• Strong parent/teacher/student communication
• Technology can make learning more meaningful and enjoyable
• Learning takes place large groups, small groups, and individually
• Clear expectations of learning and behavior for students
  A feeling of respect needs to be mutual when students demonstrate respect will be earned by the teacher
• Problem-solving and goal-setting are important
• Students learn in different ways
• Respect for different cultures and beliefs
• Social skills are taught and used
• The skills of inventive thinking, effective communication, teamwork, and creation of high quality products are skills important for the 21st century
   
  Questions and Answers
   
  • Question :When you have some free time, what do you enjoy the most?

  Answer:  Spending time with family and friends they have helped make me whom I am today.

  • Question: Would you rather try new teaching strategies or would you rather try to perfect the approaches which work best for you? Explain your position.

   Answer:  There is not one sense of teaching style. Everyday is different and one style does not always work every concept... teachers should be able and willing to try new teaching methods in order for the students to grasp the concept

  • Question: What is most rewarding about teaching:

  Answer: Knowing that I am a first hand role in building the future?