Who am I?Who am I?

Name: Sarie GorenbergName: Sarie Gorenberg

Birthday: August 9, 1985Birthday: August 9, 1985

Height: 5’9Height: 5’9

Hometown: Boca RatonHometown: Boca Raton

Sign: LeoSign: Leo

Favorites:Favorites:

Color-RedColor-Red

Sport-BasketballSport-Basketball

Movie-Dirty DancingMovie-Dirty Dancing

My obsession: Ali, my My obsession: Ali, my golden retriever.golden retriever.

About meAbout me

• I was born and raised in South Florida (Boca I was born and raised in South Florida (Boca Raton).Raton).

• I am extremely athletic and enjoy going to the I am extremely athletic and enjoy going to the gym.gym.

• I love to play basketball.I love to play basketball.• The beach is my favorite place to relax and get The beach is my favorite place to relax and get a nice tan.a nice tan.

• I absolutely adore children.I absolutely adore children.• I have an extremely meticulous, organized, I have an extremely meticulous, organized, punctual and neat personality. My biggest punctual and neat personality. My biggest obstacle I’ve been trying to overcome is being a obstacle I’ve been trying to overcome is being a perfectionist with everything I do. perfectionist with everything I do.

• When I first came to the University of Florida I When I first came to the University of Florida I was a nursing major and luckily realized my was a nursing major and luckily realized my passion for teaching before it was too late.passion for teaching before it was too late.

Why teaching is important Why teaching is important to me…to me…

• In my future classroom, I hope to be a In my future classroom, I hope to be a positive role-model for my students. I positive role-model for my students. I believe teachers have an enormous effect believe teachers have an enormous effect on students, especially the way they on students, especially the way they conduct their classroom.conduct their classroom.

• Additionally, I want to make learning fun Additionally, I want to make learning fun and enjoyable for the students. Some and enjoyable for the students. Some students never enjoy school and constantly students never enjoy school and constantly complain, but I plan on using more hands-complain, but I plan on using more hands-on activities and incorporating technology on activities and incorporating technology into the curriculum. into the curriculum.

An interesting fact An interesting fact about me…..about me…..

Ever since I was a Ever since I was a little girl, I played little girl, I played “school” with my friends “school” with my friends and ALWAYS had to be the and ALWAYS had to be the teacher. I had this teacher. I had this enormous school set that enormous school set that fit perfectly under my bed fit perfectly under my bed that I had to order from a that I had to order from a teacher’s magazine teacher’s magazine (basically I have been a (basically I have been a huge nerd ever since I was huge nerd ever since I was seven years old). This seven years old). This desire to become a teacher desire to become a teacher has been a passion of mine has been a passion of mine for several years as you for several years as you can see and I am so can see and I am so excited to finally have my excited to finally have my own classroom!own classroom!

In the next 5 years…..In the next 5 years…..

• Next year, I hope to get accepted to a Master’s Next year, I hope to get accepted to a Master’s program for Childhood Education (hopefully in NYC—at program for Childhood Education (hopefully in NYC—at an inner city school).an inner city school).

• I will probably go back to South Florida after my I will probably go back to South Florida after my Master’s and teach at a public Elementary School Master’s and teach at a public Elementary School (preferably 2(preferably 2ndnd grade). grade).

• Hopefully, I will be married and have my first child Hopefully, I will be married and have my first child by the time I am thirty. by the time I am thirty.

Goals for this year…Goals for this year…

• To be successful in all of my classes.To be successful in all of my classes.• Apply to the different graduate programs early Apply to the different graduate programs early and hopefully get into them to have different and hopefully get into them to have different options.options.

• Fit in my work schedule with my 17 credit work Fit in my work schedule with my 17 credit work load for school.load for school.

Some of my favorite Some of my favorite things…things…• Food- Avocado/GuacamoleFood- Avocado/Guacamole• TV Shows- Grey’s Anatomy, Food NetworkTV Shows- Grey’s Anatomy, Food Network• Places-NYCPlaces-NYC• Songs- “I had the time of my Life” (Dirty Dancing Soundtrack)Songs- “I had the time of my Life” (Dirty Dancing Soundtrack)• Person- My motherPerson- My mother• Holiday- ThanksgivingHoliday- Thanksgiving• Subject- Math/ScienceSubject- Math/Science