I received a Bachelor of Science in mathematics with a minor in physical science from Michigan Technological University. With this degree from M.T.U. I am highly qualified to teach all math and all sciences from 6th through 12th grade. More recently I have earned a Master of Arts in school administration from Northern Michigan University.
I began my teaching career as a Title 1 mathematics teacher in Ironwood, Michigan, my home town. When the program ended, I obtained a teaching position in Minocqua, Wisconsin. After four years of mathematics in Wisconsin and two summers of science in Ironwood, I was able to become a full time Yooper teacher. The next 10 years flew by while I was starting a family and teaching math and science at Big Bay de Noc. In addition to my teaching experiences, I also was the athletic director at Big Bay de Noc for a year and a half before coming to Gladstone. Since 2007, I have been a Gladstone Braves teacher, where I have resided since 1998.
A big experience for a small town Upper Peninsula girl. As a high school senior, I applied for and was awarded a summer internship at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. There were a total of 40 interns from across the country, each with a different summer job. As a photographic archivist, my job involved cataloging items in the Museum of American History. From Washington's wooden teeth, to Radar OReilly's glasses, to R2-D2, I got to work with things I had never dreamed of. One big event that I will always remember photographing was the press conference celebrating the arrival of the Jarvic-7 artificial heart. Two years earlier this medical first had kept a 25 year old Michael Drummond alive long enough to receive a transplant.
I competed with over 3200 students for this position. I thought that coming from such a tiny town in the UP put me at a disadvantage. Don't ever think something is impossible, you never know what you can accomplish in life until you try. The Smithsonian still offers these internships, why don't you check them out: www.smithsonianofi.com
I began my teaching career as a Title 1 mathematics teacher in Ironwood, Michigan, my home town. When the program ended, I obtained a teaching position in Minocqua, Wisconsin. After four years of mathematics in Wisconsin and two summers of science in Ironwood, I was able to become a full time Yooper teacher. The next 10 years flew by while I was starting a family and teaching math and science at Big Bay de Noc. In addition to my teaching experiences, I also was the athletic director at Big Bay de Noc for a year and a half before coming to Gladstone. Since 2007, I have been a Gladstone Braves teacher, where I have resided since 1998.
A big experience for a small town Upper Peninsula girl. As a high school senior, I applied for and was awarded a summer internship at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. There were a total of 40 interns from across the country, each with a different summer job. As a photographic archivist, my job involved cataloging items in the Museum of American History. From Washington's wooden teeth, to Radar OReilly's glasses, to R2-D2, I got to work with things I had never dreamed of. One big event that I will always remember photographing was the press conference celebrating the arrival of the Jarvic-7 artificial heart. Two years earlier this medical first had kept a 25 year old Michael Drummond alive long enough to receive a transplant.
I competed with over 3200 students for this position. I thought that coming from such a tiny town in the UP put me at a disadvantage. Don't ever think something is impossible, you never know what you can accomplish in life until you try. The Smithsonian still offers these internships, why don't you check them out: www.smithsonianofi.com