Introducing Mehrnaz!!

My name is Mehrnaz Yazdani and I am from Iran. I was born and raised in Tehran, the capital of Iran. My home-language is Persian or Farsi. I have been in the U.S.A with my husband and my two children since December 2007. I went to school (k-12 ) in Tehran. I started university in Damavand which was a city near Tehran. After four years I received a BA in English Translation. I also took part in techniques and principles in Language Teaching programs to get a certificate in order to be qualify to teach English to elementary students in state or private schools as well. In March 2009, I enrolled in CSUSM. I am going to be in Teaching Credential program as soon as I pass my prerequisites and CSET test. I hope to meet the requirements for being in program within a couple of months.
My experiences with technology came back to the months when I attended the basic and then intermediate technology classes in Iran. I learned lots of new things about windows 1998. So as you see I am a PC person. I forgot some part of the points which I learned in my country. Honestly, because of migration, I couldn’t purchase a computer until last May. I just had access to the internet from the library. I am currently using Microsoft Office 2007 in order to do my assignment. I really enjoy learning new things as well as learning more about computer programs and internet researches. I am a second language learner so that for me both learning and understanding takes time. But I am a hard working student who has nice classmates and professors who want to help me to develop my love of learning as I wish.

The mission statement of the CSUSM/COE was a factor in my decision to enroll to be a thoughtful and responsible educator in the future who believes in all children’s ability to learn. It is my ultimate goal to be educated in an educational environment in which educational equity, social justice, diversity, collaboration, and life-long learning is taken into consideration. It is also CSUSM’s goal to produce educators who can transform public education into a democratic and student-centered educational environment in which all students regardless of their race, color, religion, and languages are involved in the learning process. I am a student who is experiencing such a wonderful educational environment in which I am included.