Introduction

Megan Colacino

My name is Megan Colacino. I’m from a small city called Highland in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains. I went to school K-12 in the San Bernardino Unified School District but bounced back and forth between Highland and Big Bear until I moved to San Diego at the age of 21. I went to San Diego State for a couple years and after taking a little break decided to come here to CSUSM. I like it a lot better here and trust me we are all getting better educations at this school (it’s WAY too crowded there).
I don’t enjoy sitting on the computer that much and mainly use it for assignments. I have a PC at home but I also have basic experience on the MAC platform. I don’t necessarily use the computer every day (I guess I use it more out of necessity rather than fun). Although I’m starting to become less afraid of technology, I would also like to come to enjoy it as well.
The CSUSM/COE Mission Statement was not really a factor in my decision to come to this school. In fact, I never really read it until I started my prerequisites for the teaching credential program. I like how it points out the importance of transforming public education through student-centered teaching. I’m a biology major and hope to teach high school. I’m graduating this semester and I also just recently got engaged!