Introduction


 * 1) =Laura D. Coberly=

Hello. Welcome to my page! I am a Bowie State University education major student. In 1981, I was born in Norman, Oklahoma. I moved with my parents to Greensboro, NC. After three years, I moved with my mom again to Arlington, VA. After twenty-two months, we moved again to Annandale, VA. I moved to my current resident in 1995. I have one older sister who is married for eleven years and she has two daughters. She currently resides in Swansea, South Carolina. I also have a younger brother and he is a film science graduate and he lives with my mom and me.
 * Biography:**

I believe that each child is a unique individual who needs a secure, caring, and stimulating atmosphere in which to grow and mature emotionally, intellectually, physically, and socially. It is my desire as a educator to help students meet their fullest potential in these areas by providing an environment that is safe, supports risk-taking, and invites a sharing of ideas. There are three elements that I believe are conducive to establishing such an environment: (1) The teacher acting as a guide (2) Allowing the child's natural curiosity to direct his/her learning (3) Promoting respect for all things and all people. When the teacher's role is to guide, providing access to information rather than acting as the primary source of information, the students' search for knowledge is met as they learn to find answers to their questions. For students to construct knowledge, they need the opportunity to discover for their own and practice skills in authentic situations. Providing students’ access to hands-on activities and allowing adequate time and space to use materials that reinforce the lesson being studied creates an opportunity for individual discovery and construction of knowledge to occur.
 * Laura's Philosophy of Education:**