Mr. Schmidt

I am a member of the 7th Grade Wildcat Team. I have worked at Lincoln since 2017 and have been an educator since 2012. I co-teach one section of ELA with Mrs. Prosen and I teach one section of ELA and two sections of strategies for learning. I am a father of three and live locally in Des Plaines. I have a variety of interests like science fiction and fantasy, social justice, gardening, theater, and super-hero movies. I work annually with the charity Operation North Pole, which explains why I look like the conductor from the Polar Express every winter.

C Schmidt Intro 2020_21.mp4

Need to know what homework needs to be done? Check the Wildcat Homework Page, from there you can also link to the subject pages for our team. Want to contact me, the best way is sending me an email, as I am not often near my phone: cschmidt@d57.org.

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