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Colleen Shuman

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

Oscar Wilde

What I Do For Fun

  • Play with my grandchildren
  • Ride my bicycle
  • Care for a garden
  • Sew quilts and other items
  • Take photos of nature
  • Listen to audiobooks
  • Go rockhounding
  • Make rock jewelry
  • Decorating/remodeling
  • Most anything outside

The Best Parts of My Job

  • Seeing the growth in my students and knowing I am making a difference in their lives.

Favorite Places I Have Visited

  • London, England
  • Oslo, Norway
  • Stockholm, Sweden
  • Helsinki, Finland
  • Tallinn, Estonia
  • USA parks
  • Alaska
  • Caribbean Islands
  • Biltmore Estates, South Carolina
  • Warm water beaches

My Family

My husband Scott and I have been married for 38 years!  I feel very fortunate that our 3 kids all live within an hours drive!!!  My oldest son Tyler is married to Michelle, they have 4 kids - Callen, Rosie, Nora, and Wes.  My daughter, Jessica is next in line, she is married to Jon Wilkey, they also have 4 kids - Hudson, Tate, Emma, and Logan.  Jeremy, our youngest, is not married yet, he lives with us, is attending school and works as a machinist.  We have a super cute dog named Molly, she is white, black, and brown.  She is an English Setter Doodle, is quite large and is very silly 🙂.  We get together for dinner every month, we rent a vacation home in the summer and have the time of our lives!

My Favorites

  • Caffeine free Diet Coke
  • Skinny Pop Popcorn
  • Roasted almonds
  • Cinnamon bears
  • Good and Plenty
  • Chocolate mint
  • Purple
  • Cruises
  • Side-by-side riding
  • Family activities
  • Ice skating
  • Shrimp
  • Owls
  • Flowers
  • Nachos
  • Mexican food

Years in Education

This is my 21st year teaching.

Grades Taught

  • 1st grade for seven years
  • 2nd grade for seven ++ years
  • 3rd grade for one year
  • 4th grade for one year

Where I Have Taught

Florida

  • Bartow Elementary Academy
  • Scott Lake Elementary
  • Highlands Grove Elementary

Utah

  • Wasatch Elementary
  • Majestic Elementary
  • Orchard Springs Elementary

My Education

  • After high school I attended Weber State University for 2 years (I was undecided on what to be when I grew up, so I stopped going to school, plus I was newly married and we didn’t have much money)
  • After having three kids, our family moved to Alabama for 3 years, then to Washington State for 1 year, then back to Utah for 3 years, then to Florida for 9 years, and we’ve been back in Utah for about 14 years.
  • In Florida I decided to return to school at Florida Southern College, I got my elementary and ESL endorsement teaching degrees - I loved every minute of it
  • Since being back in Utah I have earned my Math and Reading endorsements.

Favorite Books

  • The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
  • The Trumpet of the Swan
  • Many picture books
  • Historical Fiction books
  • Mysteries