A little bit about me :o)

Hi guys, my name is Lauren Houtchens and I was born and raised in San Diego county, Vista to be exact. I started off at a cute little school called Lake elementary and didn’t have to travel too far for middle school (it was right next door!). I went to Madison middle school from 6th-8th grade and then headed a mile away to Rancho Buena Vista for high school. After I graduated high school I went on to Mira Costa college and transferred over to California State San Marcos to get my bachelors degree in communication.
When I finished my BA, I decided I wanted to be a real estate agent, so I moved up to Santa Barbara and took real estate classes at Santa Barbara city college until I decided that that wasn’t the path for me. I played around for a few years and really started to miss college (sad, I know). Being a teacher had always been something that I thought about, and at some point last year, I realized that’s what I should be doing. So here I am, back at Cal State!
When It comes to the technology, I am far from savvy. I can text like there is no tomorrow, go on facebook, and look things up on Google, but sadly, that’s where my phone/computer skills end. I know the basics of PowerPoint, Word and Photoshop but I would love to learn more. I think some times I’ve been discouraged when things on the computer don’t make sense, but I do feel that its important to be knowledgeable of new technology and I look forward to what this class is going to bring to the table!
My decision to continue my schooling at CSUSM didn’t have anything to do with the college of education mission statement, but I do love everything that it stands for, and aspire to become a thoughtful educator that will bring positive change to education. I feel that social change is very important and I am committed to life long learning!