GT Coordinator & MakerSpace Teacher
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Phone: (262) 538-2227 x2010
Educational Background - Master's Degree in Challenging Advanced Learners from UW-Whitewater
- Gifted and Talented Teacher LIcense - UW-Whitewater
- Gifted and Talented Coordinator License - UW-Whitewater
- Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education from Clarks Summit University
Professional Development - Social and Emotional Committee 2019-present
- Co-presented at IDEACon on MakerSpace with Mary Iwanski in February 2020
- UWW graduate school research project on gifted children and perfectionism in 2018
- Co-presented with Sarah Kasprowicz on perfectionism and introversion in gifted children at the
- Wisconsin Association for Talented and Gifted (WATG) Conference in 2016
- Attended Teachers College Reading & Writing Project (Summer Institute) as a school leader
- Led a Mustang University course on Growth Mindset by Carol Dweck
- Participated in Mustang University courses on autism, writing, leadership and innovation
Number of Years Teaching: 22 Number of Years at Merton: 20 Teaching Philosophy: - I believe every child is uniquely created for a purpose. I believe my job is to help each child discover strengths, talents and areas of improvement so he/she can learn to set goals and push himself/herself in any area of school or life.
Hobbies - Strategy board games
- Hiking
- Traveling to new cities with my family
- Spoiling my beagle Duke
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