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1. HEY THERE, COHORT!
It’s me…Jan-Marie Cook!
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2. B.C. (Before Chris) ME
 Born in Baltimore, MD, but consider myself a “born again” Floridian since I
have lived here since I was 3 years old
 I am 4th of 8 siblings (6 sisters and 1 brother)
 Started working in my family’s restaurant at 15…where my mother said I was
the worst waitress she had ever seen…which started my career in retail…which
led to my career in education…and then led back to my career in the restaurant
 BFA from FAU in Theatre with a double focus in Performance and Playwriting
 FAU Swimmer…50 free, 100 back, and 100 fly…still swim on a Master’s team in
Lake Worth, but no longer compete
 For my senior project, I wrote a full length play that was produced as a
mainstage production at FAU
 I LOVE reading and often have anywhere from 5 to 15 books going at once
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3. A.C (After Chris) ME
 Married to Christopher Hamilton Cook on December 5, 2003…we met at
Bradley’s
 Moved to Chapel Hill, NC after three months of marriage where I fell in love
with college basketball and the best team on the planet, the TARHEELS!
 We have three beautiful children!…Topher (6), Piper (4), and Cricket (2)
 I love to cook and bake and, while I have worked in the kitchen of my family’s
restaurants, I would love to go to culinary or pastry school for formal training
at some point in my life…probably after this program, though!
 Marathon runner and Iron Woman…but currently in “rest mode” per doctor’s
orders due to a nasty stress fracture in my hip.

4. D.C (During Chris) ME
 Began teaching Theatre and 6th Grade Reading at PBDA in Fall ‘09
 Joined the FAU Masters Cohort in Summer ‘11
 Some of the classes that I got the most put of were Professional Development
and Best Practices b/c both helped me gain a better understanding of Arts
Integration
 I attended Habla Institute w/ Scott Thompson in Summer ‘13 where I was able
to learn about Arts Integration from the leaders in the field. It was truly a life
changing teaching moment for me, and I cannot wait to use my new knowledge
in the classroom this year
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5. F.C. (Future Chris) ME
 Hopefully a fourth addition to the Cook Clan…we’d love a little brother!
 An FAU MEd grad, and a leading member of the PBDA Arts Integration
initiative
 Have established a strong relationship with our school neighbor, The Society of
the Four Arts, where we partner on various arts projects to give our students
real world learning and a great sense of local community
 Published an article with my main cohort man SFT about the power of a school
cohort…or whatever else we come up with
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6. F.C. (Future Chris) ME
 Hopefully a fourth addition to the Cook Clan…we’d love a little brother!
 An FAU MEd grad, and a leading member of the PBDA Arts Integration
initiative
 Have established a strong relationship with our school neighbor, The Society of
the Four Arts, where we partner on various arts projects to give our students
real world learning and a great sense of local community
 Published an article with my main cohort man SFT about the power of a school
cohort…or whatever else we come up with
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