Experience and Interests

Teaching Collegiate Experience

• Adjunct Faculty for Graduate Studies Teacher Licensure, Marian University – Fond du Lac, Wis. (2019-2021)
• Adjunct Faculty for undergraduate education courses, Marian University – Fond du Lac, Wis. (2019-2021)
• Adjunct Faculty for Concordia University of Wisconsin – Mequon, Wis. (2018)

Teaching Elementary Experience

• Kindergarten/First Grade Combination Classroom Teacher, Portage District Schools (2016-2020)
• Title 1 Mathematics Interventionist, Markesan District Schools (2012-2016)
• 4K Classroom Teacher, Markesan District Schools (2012-2016)

Research Interests

• Kindergarten Curriculum/Development
• Guided Play
• Professional Teacher Candidate Dispositions

Fun Facts

Last book you read?

The Most Important Year: Prekindergarten & The Future of Our Children by Suzanne Bouffard

Best advice you ever received?

Always give it a go, never know what you might learn in the process.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

Teacher

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

Creating positive relationships with students and seeing the impact one can make.

A piece of advice for students in your school?

Know the many hats you wear and the roles you play within your students lives and how you can leave a lasting impact on their lives forever.