About

 Present...

  • I am a departmentalized upper-grade teacher at St. Stephen's Lutheran School in Beaver Dam, WI. 

  • I am blessed with the privilege to God's Word in Christ Light to seventh and eighth graders. 

  • I also teach science and technology to fifth through eighth graders. 

  • I am the eighth-grade homeroom teacher. I am also the Technology Director for St. Stephen's.

  • I am taking master's classes through Martin Luther College in New Ulm, MN, for educational technology master.


Past...

  • I was born in Lansing, MI.

  • I went to school from kindergarten to eighth grade at Emanuel Lutheran in Lansing, MI.

  • I graduated from Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw, MI, in 2000.

  • I graduated from Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN, in 2005.

  • I subbed and taught part-time at St. Stephen's for three years before teaching full-time in the 2016-2017 school year.


Future...

  • I am working on my master's degree to complete it in a few years.

  • I hope to continue being a lifelong learner through classes, conferences, workshops, books, etc.

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