EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Graduated with a 4.0 grade point average, Master of Science in Reading Education.
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, May, 1998.
Cum Laude Graduate, Elementary Education. Minor - Language Arts.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, May, 1992.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Adjunct Instructor, Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI. Science Activities for Elementary Students Course for inservice teachers. Summer, 2001.
Adjunct Instructor, Marian College, Fond du Lac, WI. Reading
Strategies in the Content Areas: Upper Elementary and Middle Level
Course for inservice teachers. Spring, 2001 and Summer, 2001.
Adjunct Instructor, Ripon College, Ripon, WI. Elementary Teaching: Mathematics for preservice teachers. Spring, 1998, Spring, 1999, Spring 2000, Spring 2001.
Fourth Grade Teacher, Murray Park Elementary, Ripon, WI. 1994 - Present.
Sixth-Eighth Grade Reading and Spelling Teacher, Princeton Public
School, Princeton, WI. Fall, 1993 -Spring, 1994.
Fourth/Fifth Grade Teacher. Princeton Public School, Princeton, WI. Fall, 1992 - Spring, 1993.

AWARDS AND HONORS:

Jean I. Caudle Graduate Reading Award - UW-Oshkosh, 1999.
WI Elementary & Middle Level Science Teachers - Distinguished Teacher of the Year,
1998.
Kappa Delta Pi, Beta Theta Chapter, 1997.
UWEC Student Leadership Award, 1992.

OTHER TEACHING AND RELATED EXPERIENCES:

Ripon College ACE Instructor, "Bubbleology." Ripon, WI. Summers, 1999-2002.
Ripon College ACE Instructor, "Geometrize." Ripon, WI. Summer, 1998.
Intramural Sports Coach, Ripon, WI. Winter, 1994-present.
Substitute Sunday School Teacher, Ripon, WI. Fall, 1995-1999.
Reading Tutor of a 2nd grade student, Green Lake, WI. Summer, 1998.
Reading Tutor of a 1st grade student, Oshkosh, WI. Spring, 1998.
Student Council Advisor, Ripon, WI. Fall, 1994-Fall, 1997.
Reading Tutor of a 5th grade student, Oshkosh, WI. Fall, 1996.
Summer School Teacher, Spanish, Math, and Reading; Ripon, WI. Summers, 1995-96.
Freshman Volleyball Coach, Princeton, WI. Fall, 1993.
Park Leader, City of Richfield, Richfield, MN. Summers, 1989-92.

ORGANIZATIONS:

Fox Valley Reading Council, (President, 2000-01).
Fox Valley Reading Council, President-elect, 1999-00.
Leadership Award Selection Committee Member. Wisconsin Elementary & Middle
Level Science Teachers (WEST), 1999-present.
Delta Kappa Gamma, a Literacy Organization for Professional Women, 1999-present.
Planning Committee Member, WESTfest '99, a Science Conference. 1998-99.
Wisconsin State Reading Association, 1992-present.
International Reading Association, 1995-present.
WEST, 1992-present.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #475, 1998-present.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:

Ripon College Goals 2000 Science Committee Member. 1996-2001.
Speaker to Preservice Teachers. Ripon College 1999-00; 2000-01.
Marian College 2000-01.
"Supervising Student Teachers." Course at UW-Oshkosh. 1999-00.
WESTfest Science Conference. 1999-00.
Presider, WSRA Spring Convention. 1999-00.
Presenter, "Literature Circles." Lac du Flambeau S.D. Fall Inservice. 1999-00.
Presenter, "Literature Circles." WSRA Spring Convention. 1998-99.
Presenter, "Homemade Chemistry Sets." WESTfest Science Conference. 1997-98.
"Teaching the Write Way." UW-Oshkosh Writing Conference. 1997-98.
Presenter, "Literature Circles." WSRA Spring Convention. 1997-98.
Presenter, "Bubbleology." Eisenhower Workshop. 1996-97.
Presenter, "Food Chemistry." Eisenhower Workshop. 1996-97.
Presenter, UW-Oshkosh Reading Conference. 1996-97.
Published article in WSRA Journal. Summer/Fall, 1996.
Content Reading Involving Study Skills (CRISS) Presenter at Princeton School
Inservice. 1993-94.

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