Professional+Biography

Lori Carter currently serves as the fifth grade reading specialist and social studies teacher at a small private school serving urban students in Memphis, Tennessee. She is an avid reader and considers herself a life-long learner.

She has a BSMT (Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology) from the [|University of Tennessee at Memphis] and worked for about 10 years at various hospitals in the Memphis area specializing in Microbiology. After her oldest daughter was born, she became a stay at home mom, enjoying her daughters' formative years. She began pursuing a teaching certificate through [|Christian Brothers University's] evening program when her youngest daughter entered pre-kindergarten and completed the requirements for certification in the summer of 2002.

In the fall of 2002, she joined the staff of [|New Hope Christian Academy], serving as the librarian at both school locations. In 2006, she became the technology integration specialist at New Hope while continuing to oversee the library operations until 2008. In the fall of 2008 she moved from the computer lab, accepting the fifth grade reading specialist position and continuing to oversee library operations for two years. In the fall of 2010, Lori became the Director of Technology and Media Services at New Hope where she oversees both the library and technology programs at the school.

During the summer of 2005, Lori discovered online classes and completed online courses from the [|University of Wisconsin-Stout] and the [|University of Missouri-Columbia]. After a successful summer, she began work on a [|Master's of Education degree in Instructional Sciences and Learning Technologies] with an emphasis in [|Educational Technology] from Mizzou, completing the degree in December 2006. Over the next year, Lori extended her web development skills taking advanced HTML and Flash coding classes from Mizzou.

In the fall of 2007, Lori changed educational directions and began studying the [|Education of Gifted Students] through classes at Mizzou, finishing the requirements for endorsement in the state of Tennessee in December of 2008. She began the work featured in this Wiki in pursuit of the [|E-learning and Online Teaching Certificate] from the [|University of Wisconsin - Stout] in February 2009.