Welcome!

I live in Minneapolis with my dog, Opie. He loves school and has gone to several classes and trainings, most recently earning his Canine Good Citizen certification from the American Kennel Club. Opie is an aspiring therapy dog and has volunteer experience at a dementia care facility and at a BSA summer camp.

Hello!

I'm Ms. Lang.

I am looking forward to working with you this year.

I've been teaching language arts at Southwest High School since 2019, following a brief career in the insurance industry.

Before my adventures in insurance and going back to school for my teaching license, I earned a BA in history. As a result, my English classes will often include analysis through a historical lens and/or a bonus lesson for building context for the novels we study in class.

I teach five sections of MYP English 9. After school I advise the student newspaper and literary arts magazine, The Navigator and The Siren, respectively.

I'm happy to be at SW and work with the student publications, a continuation of my own involvement and leadership with campus newspapers in high school and college.

Education

Undergraduate Studies, Gustavus Adolphus College

BA: History, Minors: Peace Studies, Scandinavian Studies

Graduate Studies, The College of St. Scholastica

MS: Teaching

Licensure

5-12 Communication Arts/Literature

Books

I think that it is important to read a variety of texts from different authors and genres. Below are some books that I have enjoyed.

Feel free to peruse my virtual bookshelf. Ask me if you have questions or want book recommendations.

Distance Learning Resources:

Where to find books

Audible (limited collection free during distance learning)
Destiny (school library catalogue--ebooks and audiobooks available currently)
eBooksMN (can sign in via MPS or county library)
Free Little Library locator map
Hennepin Co. Library main site
Hennepin Co. Library ebooks
Hennepin Co. Library grab & go
Hennepin Co. Library online resources
Hoopla (app for ebooks, audiobooks available through some libraries)
Loyal Books (free public domain audiobooks and ebooks)
Libby (ebook and audiobook app)
LibriVox (free public domain audiobooks)
MPS Reading Resources*
- Including:
  - Tumblebooks
  - Teen Book Cloud
  - eLibraryMN
  - TeachingBooks
Open eBooks (app based)
Overdrive (library based--ebooks/audiobooks)
Project Gutenberg (free ebooks, outside copyright--usually published 95+ years ago)
Spotify (limited audiobook collection)
SWHS Student Resources
- Databases
- Websites
- General help

Doc of resources with MPS credentials (must be logged in with MPS account to view)

Google Sites

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