Accomplishments:
- Archbishop’s Vatican II Award for Service in Education - 2004
- National Catholic Education Assn – Secondary School Department Award - 2001
- WI Society of Science Teachers – Award for Excellence in Science Education - 1994
Credentials:
- B.S., UW Madison
- M.A., Ohio State University
Interests
- I ride my bicycle as much as possible
- I read and listen to classical music as much as possible.
- I work out at the WI Athletic Association as much as possible.
Community Involvement and/or Service Work:
Run the dish washer at Pius XI High School’s food providing and serving St. Vincent de Paul North for 25 years.
Lector and Eucharistic Minister at parish church – Gesu Directed teacher education programs in US, Canada, Iceland, Jordan and India.
Personal Teaching Style:
I try to use the Inquiry Method of instruction (students learn science best by doing science, not hearing about it) as much as possible and concentrate on the individual students not the class as a whole.
How I integrate my faith and Catholic values into my teaching:
We begin each class with a prayer for something I believe important to my students. I hope I create an atmosphere of caring and concern in my classroom that is focused on the charism of the School Sisters of St. Francis and the Pallottine Fathers.