My name is Abbie Durr, and this is my eighth year teaching at Columbia. I love teaching fourth grade because fourth graders are awesome!

Education: B.S.E. from MSSU in 2001; M.S.E. from PSU in 2004; eMINTS certification in 2008.

I have been married to Caleb for 8 years. We have a daughter named Meredith. She was born on Feb. 23rd, 2006

Favorite Shows: CSI, Veronica Mars, Scrubs, The Office, 30 Rock, Chuck, The Closer

Favorite Books: Kids: Harry Potter, anything by Andrew Clements or Gordon Korman.

Adult: Anything by Carl Hiassen, Patricia Cornwell, Mary Higgins Clark, Meg Cabot, Bill Bryson, Lisa Gardener

Favorite Food: Pizza, crab legs, dark chocolate, Moo Shu Shrimp

Favorite music: Jimmy Buffett, The White Stripes, Counting Crows, Jeremy Fisher, The Raconteurs, The Beatles

Favorite Sports Teams: Phoenix Suns, Kansas City Chiefs, Springfield Cardinals

Favorite Pastime: Reading, playing with Meredith, playing sports, watching movies, working out, photography, hanging out with my friends,learning about technology.