32 years in education
22 years teaching HS Language Arts
10 years school principal
32 years at L-M
19 years in education
19 years teaching music/band at all levels
3 years teaching K-6 STEM/CS
4 years teaching 6-7-8 Tech/STEM
7 years at L-M
Strengths:
keeping up with tech trends at the elementary level, eagerness to learn new skills, creativity
6.5 years in education
5 years teaching First Grade
1.5 years MS ELA
5 years at L-M
Strengths:
Creativity, tech savvy, arts & design, eagerness to learn new skills
COMPUTER SCIENCE IS ELEMENTARY MENTORSHIP PROJECT
Iowa STEM Council's Computer Science is Elementary Mentorship Project
The Computer Science is Elementary (CS is E) Project Schools Mentors will provide guidance and support to other elementary schools across the state that are creating and implementing computer science plans.
Our Objective
Every elementary school participating in the Computer Science is Elementary Project School Mentor Project will meet the Iowa Department of Education legislative requirements with high engagement and fidelity.
Computer Science Teacher at Pocahontas Area Elementary
CS is E Mentor
The Computer Science is Elementary Mentors are supporting our district in the following ways:
providing peer-to-peer mentorship
assisting in onboarding our educators and administrators relative to computer science curriculum
assisting with scope, sequence and alignment for computer science curriculum standards
modeling computer science lessons
guiding in the grant writing process to apply for additional financial resources and materials