Hello! This is Carly...

Hi Everyone, This is Carly and I guess I'll tell you about myself to start off! I was born in Charleston, S.C. and lived there a few years until my family moved to Greensboro N.C., then to Columbia S.C. and finally Monroe, N.C. We moved to Monroe when I was in the 4th grade so I attended the same Middle and High school (Sun Valley High- Go Spartans!). I am an only child and I can't really say if I missed having siblings or not- I have nothing to compare it to!

I first came to UNC-Asheville for undergraduate in 2000 and graduated in 2004 with a B.S. in Cellular/Molecular Biology. I was not sure what exactly I wanted to do so I went on to WCU for my masters in Biology. While I was there I was a student teacher and absolutely loved it! It took me a while but I decided that I wanted to be a teacher, and probably at the high school level. I contemplated a PhD but decided that a research based teaching career was just not for me! While I was finishing up my thesis at WCU I re-enrolled at UNC-A in the Teacher Education program. This is my second semester back and I have found it pretty easy overall because I had so many of the requirements from being here the first time! I have had nothing but a great time since I have decided to come back and the classes in education are definitely preparing me for the job! I am working on a comprehensive Science degree for secondary education and will be done in May.

When I am not in classes at UNC-A or observing in the local high schools I am working on my other job- teaching at ABTech, a community college in Asheville, NC. I teach an Anatomy and Physiology class there and love it. The students are all wonderful and it has shown me the importance of being a master in the subject you teach and how to improvise if nothing you plan goes the way you think it should!

Away from the academic side of my life I also spend a lot of time in the woods around the area- Asheville is great for that- with my friends and dog. I also like to go downtown and catch up with friends that I was in college with for undergrad. Really I just like to relax and enjoy the area that I live in when I am not at a school! I consider myself to be a pretty happy person and going in the right direction!