WVS Teacher Consultant

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Availability:

My available contact hours are 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.

Connect Time hour for direct synchronous discussion is scheduled weekly on Google Meet (times and dates may vary and are announced in advance by email and course announcements). You may also request an individual Connect Time meeting to address your course questions.

You can reach me with your questions by email during weekdays. Your messages are important, so I will reply to your messages within 24-48 hours during weekdays.

Phone Number:

Please email me to schedule time to connect or use my appointment calendar for "Connect Time" in your online course.

Teacher Bio:

I am a Science Educator and Wildlife Ecologist. I have been a science teacher for over 30 years and have taught science at the middle school, high school, and college levels. I enjoy connecting students to the beauty and wonder of the natural world. I also enjoy teaching with technology and have been teaching & designing fully online classes for the past 20+ years (since 2004).  

I taught biology and environmental science/ecology in the Stevens Point, WI, area for 20 years. Recently, my husband and I enjoyed an adventure living in Barcelona, Spain, for four years (2019-2023), where I taught International Baccalaureate (IB) Biology at the American School of Barcelona. I have now retired from this full-time face-to-face teaching in Spain and have returned to the USA.  

My husband and I relocated to Minneapolis, Minnesota area to be close to family.  After our time living in the Mediterranean climate of Barcelona, we are enjoying outdoor adventures and the beauty of the four seasons of the Midwest again.

For fun, I enjoy daily nature walks and birdwatching with my husband and our dog. We adopted a rescue puppy in winter 2024, so are keeping busy with dog obedience training classes. Our dog is a fast learner and real sweetie. To relax in my free time, I enjoy yoga and listening to jazz/blues music & flamenco music. For fun, I play alto saxophone & piano, play in a local jazz band, attend concerts and plays, and research family history (genealogy). I love tracking down a family ancestry mystery! I am also an avid reader of Science Fiction and love to watch Sci-Fi movies. We also love to travel, especially to the West Coast to visit our son, a recent college Physics graduate who is now working in computer software engineering.

I look forward to working with you as your science teacher for your WVS online course. I hope that you will gain a deep appreciation of the beauty & wonder of nature. Also that you will develop an understanding of the applications of Biology & Environmental Science to your daily life.

Subjects and Grade Levels taught:

AP Biology (9-12)
AP Environmental Science (9-12) 

Wisconsin Teacher Licensure:

Biology/Life Science
Environmental Studies
Broadfield Science Early Adolescence to Adolescence (ages 10-21)