Education
Undergrad: University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
BSE with a Double Major in: Special Education & Elementary Education
Pre-K-8
1983
Grad School: University of Northern Iowa
Masters: Curriculum and Instruction: Educational Technology 2003
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Teaching

I started teaching in the fall of
1983. I taught first grade in a private Christian school in Wisconsin. My
husband and I moved to Westerville, Ohio in 1984, where I taught
Kindergarten for seven years.
In 1994, our family moved to Marion,
Iowa. I taught Kindergarten and 4th grade for a semester each for teachers
on leave. Then for the next seven years, I taught 2nd-5th grade Special Education. The
school used the Reggio Approach to learning, which incorporates art,
projects, and learning. I was on the district's technology training and
support team. and the school webmaster.
In 2003, I started the Primary Autism
program for the Linn Mar school district. I taught students with
severe Autism and Asperger's syndrome.
We moved to Oklahoma in 2004 for my
husband's job. I taught Kindergarten in Owasso for the 04-05 school
year. I started teaching at Eliot Elementary in Tulsa in the fall of 2005
as a Kindergarten Teacher. In the fall of 2006, I moved up with my
Kindergarten to First Grade. In 2007, I moved up with some of my
students again as the K-3 resource teacher. I also worked as the site
technology coordinator and the school webmaster.
I was Teacher
of the Year at Eliot Elementary for the 2007-2008 school year and was one
of the top 5 finalists for district teacher of the year in Tulsa.
We moved to Edmond during the summer
of 2008 and I am currently Centennial's 3rd - 5th grade resource teacher.
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Family
I grew up in
Platteville, Wisconsin on a Dairy Farm. I am the youngest of six, with
three older
sisters and two older brothers. We try to get back to Wisconsin a couple
times a year. I enjoy technology, photography, music, reading, and
teaching.
My
husband and I have been married for 26 years and we have three children.
He is a Systems Engineer for EDS.

Lynn, Ruth, & Robbie
Ruth
is a senior at OSU majoring
in Graphic Design.
Lynn is a junior at OSU majoring in Business Management.
Robbie is a freshman at Memorial HS.
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