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= Welcome to my ePortfolio! =

My name is Donna Hiltz and I am a Mathematics teacher at Milford High School. I reside in Milford, IL with my husband Randy, my two West Highland Terriers (Snuggles and Molly), and a Chocolate Lab, Camo. Randy and I have been married for 11 years and consider ourselves not only a couple, but the best of friends. I also have two daughters, Jamie and Jennifer. Jamie lives in Champaign, IL and works in public relations. Jennifer lives in California and is the Senior Catering Coodinator for the Hilton LAX.

After many different career routes, I decided to go back to college in 2001 to become the mathematics teacher I always wanted to be. In December of 2005, I graduated from Illinois State University with a BS in Secondary Education-Mathematics. I began my teaching career at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School in January of 2006. In 2006-2007, I taught junior high mathematics and social studies at Milford Grade School. In the fall of 2007 I began teaching at Milford High School (my alma mater) and that is where I hope to stay. Teaching is definitely the right career choice for me. I can honestly say that I do not think of going to school as a job. I even miss it in the summertime and that is why I am in the process of getting my Master's Degree. At the end of summer 2009, I will only have 3 hours and my "paper" portfolio to complete. My Master's will be from Rockford College in Instructional Strategies.

I have created this portfolio as a requirement for the PLS class - Merging Educational Goals and Interactive Multimedia Projects. When I started this class, I had a very **basic** understanding of creating a PowerPoint presentation. As you will see in the artifacts for this portfolio, I have come along way in the development of IMPs (Interactive Multimedia Projects). I am excited to start school this fall and share my new found technological skills both with my students and colleagues.