Where did you go to high school and college?
I graduated from Edgerton High School in 1993, Wright State University in 1999 with my bachelor’s degree in elementary education, and BGSU in 2008 with my master’s degree in educational administration.
What grade/s and classes do you teach?
I have been teaching, going on my 12th year now, all at Montpelier. I first taught 5th and 6th grade health and 5th grade special education for a year before moving to the 6th grade where I taught language arts and social studies for a year. Then I taught just 6th grade social studies for 9 years and now I am currently teaching 7th grade social studies and loving it!
What are some of the activities or projects you do in your classroom to make learning fun and engaging?
I do many simulations to give the students a personal experience with different aspects of world history. The projects the students will be doing in 7th grade social studies are about Greece, Rome, ancient China, and the Renaissance. The students participate in a variety of activities that put them right in the middle of the action! By doing this, I show them the relevance of ancient history in their lives today.
What professional and/or student related activities do you participate in addition to teaching? (Supplementals and Volunteer) student teaching mentor, junior high boys basketball coach, junior high boys track coach, junior high dance chaperone, athletic boosters member, help with BFS summer program, athletic events ticket taking, school-level National Geographic Bee coordinator
What is the best thing about Montpelier Schools?
The kids! I’ve always said, we don’t know what we’ve got until we take them out of their element. I’ve been on countless field trips over the years with just our students as well as with other school’s students at the same place and I hear and notice the same thing. People everywhere have nothing but great things to say about the respect, courtesy, and manners of our students. And the students notice it about themselves as well. We have such high expectations for our students here at school that it shows outside these walls. They are wonderful at rising to the occasion in support of any fundraising for good causes, they are excellent at showing good sportsmanship in the field of play, and I believe they truly leave Montpelier Schools better people! What a truly wonderful difference we make in these young people’s lives!
As a district we are working hard to save the district money.
What are some ways that you help save money at school? I have never been one to make tons of copies, but I am even more conscious of it lately. When I do make copies, I scan a copy of everything I do into Moodle. That way, if a student loses the copy I’ve given him/her, they can go see it online. I also try to save as many copies as possible to reuse down the road. Much of what I do is on Moodle anyway, so I am trying to go as paperless as possible. Also, I buy as much of my materials as possible whenever I can.
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