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Brooke Shanahan is currently in the Moderate/Severe Educational Specialist Program at California State University, Chico. She plans on Graduating in May of 2014 and becoming a High School Special Education Teacher. Her experience with students with disabilities has been though Kindergarden to Adult Transition Programs. She has volunteered through non-profit organizations, providing access to the members of the Work Training Center(WTC) to go cannoning in the Fore Bay in Oroville, CA. Her Phase 1 student teaching was at Oakdale Heights Elementary in which is a title 1 school in Oroville, CA, she was in a kindergarden- first grade class and had 11 students in the classroom with 3 paraprofessionals. Phase 2 of her student teaching at Marsh Junior High School in Chico, CA where she worked in a 6th-8th grade class. The classroom is a highly structured moderate/severe class with an emphasis in Autism. Brooke's future goal of being a marriage family therapist for families with children who have disabilities inspires her to learn ever day through her teaching experience. Brooke currently has been accepted to the Masters in Education Program with an emphasis in Special Education at California State University, Chico. She is also the founder and Coach of the Chico State Cheer team. Here is a Blog about how Brooke Started the team and what she experienced through it Cheerleading Blog. She also works at Starbucks coffee company in Chico, CA while doing her student teaching and having a full work load. Brooke Shanahan wants to learn through all individuals and finds what is unique about each individual.