My Life

Hello, my name is Dawn Lindley.  I am a Christian and a life long resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. I live in Ocean Springs with my husband Troy and my 16 year old step-son Tristen, he is a junior at Ocean Springs High School. I have a step-daughter, Kristina, 23, she recently graduated from Ole Miss with a degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and is employeed with Caterpillar there in Oxford and  i have another daughter,Kimberly, my 20 year old, she is a junior at USM in Hattiesburg majoring in Journalism and English.   

I am working on my 2nd career. I sold real estate and when the market crashed in 09 I decided to return to the classroom.  I am currently a TA at Gorenflo Elementary School in the K-2nd grade Special Education Self Contained Class. I recently decided to go back to school and complete my teaching degree.  I am a Dual Major in Special Education and Elementary Education.  Once I receive my BA I will immediately start working on my Masters in Education, I have waited this long, so I figured I would complete everything while I still had the drive and motivation. 

When I am not in school, studying or working, you can usually find me creating recipes, making jewelry or wreaths and always spending anytime I can with my family.

I have worked with different technology since I was 16 years old, from cash registers to special programs for various jobs, but I would not say that I am an expert at any of them.  I know just enough to get me through but I am always willing to learn something new to broaden my horizons.

I feel technology belongs in the classroom and should be used at every age level.  The more experience students have with different types of technology the more advance they are.  They gain knowledge and skills that will assist them with communication, problem solving and thingking skills that they will be able to use throughout their lives.

As a future educator, I will incorporate technology as much as possible in my classroom by using a variety of techniques and tools.  Just as every child is not alike, they will all require different tools to help them become successful.