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Hello to the American school in Japan. My name is Amy Clemens and I'm going to

my very best under three minutes. Tell you about myself, such a hard task. Ok.

So originally from Tennessee,

I have two beautiful Children, ages 23 and 19.

Alyssa and Quentin, who live in Tennessee still.

Um I got into education originally wanting to be a school counselor and then I went

back to school after I landed a job as a teaching assistant to get my master's degree

in special education.

And from there,

I was hired as a

middle school six through eight inclusion science teacher.

Uh and this is me trying to make it through the

hallway because I'm short and nobody recognizes me as a teacher.

And so, uh through that experience, I was able to collaborate with six teachers.

I was co teaching with 2/6 grade, 2/7 and 2/8 grade teachers. And at the same time,

I was also coaching varsity and JV girls volleyball, which was amazing.

Um I also was able to coach my daughter for a year. So that was a fun challenge.

Um And then from there, I decided after 35 years of living in Tennessee,

I was going to move to Georgia

and there I started as a elementary teacher

in 4th and 5th grade doing learning support.

I was collaborating with 22 teachers on each grade level.

And I did that for two years and then finally wrapped

up the next 2.5 years as a teaching support specialist.

And that is just a fancy way of saying I was coaching coaching

teams and I was working and collaborating alongside our um

mtss coordinator and our academic coach and our administrative team.

And um it was a wonderful experience I learned so, so much during that role. And um

I would love to talk more about that experience.

Um If I get to interview with you guys.

Um after that, I decided I wanted to teach abroad.

So I attended a MISA conference in Atlanta, Georgia and landed a job here

in Lima Peru.

Um It just so happened to be right during the pandemic, I accepted the job in 2019.

And then of course, March of 2020 was the pandemic. Here's my

little cohort that I came in with

quite an experience. I learned a lot quickly. Um

I moved to a country, I moved outside of the country for the first time,

learning a new language, um

learning how to teach online so many things. Um And so why am I applying to a SI J

and

just to keep it short and sweet.

I really strongly believe in living your passion

and I wanna create learning environments that foster student growth

and classrooms should always change and mold to support

the neurodiversity of students and that it holds.

And I just truly believe that a SI J embodies that belief.

And so thank you so much for your time. I appreciate it. Have a great day.

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