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Hi, my name is Tamara (Tammy Barcalow) Dietrich.  I am a 4th Grade teacher at Northwest School in Lincoln, Illinois.  Northwest School is one of the six schools that make up Lincoln Elementary School District 27.

I grew up in Mt. Zion, Illinois.  I graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Education at Urbana-Champaign with a B.S. in Elementary Education in the Spring of 1992.  In August 1998, I earned my Masters of Education from the same institution.  A few years later, I participated in an OnLine Master of Education program at the U of I called Curriculum, Technology, & Education Reform (CTER).  I finished in August 2001!  Check out some of my projects.

I have been a member of the Lincoln Junior Woman's Club. I am a St. Louis Cardinals fan.

Jason teaches math and physics at Illini Central High School in Mason City, Illinois. He grew up in Harristown, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Illinois, College of Engineering at Urbana-Champaign with a B.S. in Civil Engineering in the Spring of 1991.  He continued his education at Iowa State University's, College of Engineering in Ames, Iowa and received a B.S. Electrical Engineering. In May 2002, he earned his Masters of Education back at University of Illinois, College of Education at Urbana-Champaign.

Jason is a member of Holy Family Church in Lincoln. He is a Chicago Cubs fan.
 

Here are a few places in which we like to visit:
Google -- Image Search Wikipedia IMDB Fabric Search Amazon.com Abelink Webmail IC Webmail	Fiestaware! Fighting Illini Wheaton Jaycees Jeffrey's "Useless" Little Page? Lincoln Daily News Lincoln Courier	Check out Max! He is no longer a puppy!
Vacation Pictures

Favorite CTER Projects

	For my first CTER class, I created Mt. Rockalot, WebQuest for my fourth grade students.  Its purpose it to help increase their use of technology.  The topic of the WebQuest is rocks - one of my favorite science chapters.
	For another class, I created the Northwest School Technology Handbook.  Its purpose is to help the staff of Northwest School better understand the local network as well as the Internet in general.  It is also meant to help teachers to improve their use of technology in their curriculum.
	CTER provided me the opportunity to assist in the development of assessment for The Sue Files an online curriculum based on Sue the T-rex, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurs rex ever found.  In December 2000, my science classes were some of the first students to participate in the curriculum.  By the end of the lessons, they were "Sue Crazy."  We were able to finish the unit with a special trip to the Field Museum.
	For my most recent project I have focused on Susan Kirby's series of historical fiction called American Quilts.  I worked with Mrs. Kirby, a local Illinois author.  The site includes pictures of quilts and the local settings of the stories.  It also includes activities based on the books.  The site is meant to serve as a reference and supplement for teachers as well as to excite students about reading and history.