EDUCATION

• B.S. Education, Dr. Martin Luther College

• M.A. Elementary Education, University of Nebraska at Kearney

BACKGROUND

In addition to teaching duties, I serve as director of certification/licensure. I work with pre-service teachers from entry-level courses through student teaching. I came to the position with background as a Lutheran school principal and teacher. Related experience includes a term on the Department of Public Instruction’s Professional Standards Council, numerous accreditation teams, and a workgroup developing growth and evaluation materials teachers in Lutheran schools. When not working with teachers and future teachers, favorite activities include travel, grandchildren, and “Storming the Bastille” each summer in Milwaukee.

TEACHING

• EDU 201 Education in a Diverse Society
• EDU 221 Instructional & Classroom Management Strategies
• EDU 292 Clinical - General
• EDU 493 Portfolio Seminar
• EDU 495 Teacher Candidacy Supervisor
• EDU 521 Instructional & Classroom Management Strategies
• EDU 597 Professional Development Experience

RESEARCH TOPICS

• Teacher Growth and Development
• Assessment to Inform Teaching
• Differentiated Instruction
• Supervision for Learning

SCHOLARLY WORKS

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

• Do You Have a License to Teach Like That?
• Writing a Ministry Development Plan
• WELS Ministerial Growth and Development Process

SERVICE

• Department of Public Instruction EDU Preparation Program Workgroup
• WLC Program Review Committee
• WLC Curriculum Committee
• Professional Standards Council, Department of Public Instruction (2008-2011)
• WELS Growing Educators in Ministry (GEM) workgroup
• Leadership Institute Module Presenter - New Teacher Center, Santa Cruz, CA
• Accreditation team member and team captain for Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools Accreditation (WRISA) and Wisconsin Ev. Lutheran Synod School Accreditation (WELSSA)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development