I feel extremely passionate about our profession. As a university
instructor I make every effort to model the teaching strategies
and behaviors that I want my students to use in their classrooms.
I want them to emulate good teaching behavior, therefore I
work diligently to present lessons implementing the effective
teaching strategies that I am teaching them. My goal is to
teach by example. I also try to model professional behavior
by attending conferences, keeping current with research based
strategies, listen to the needs of my students, and willingly
assisting my students to reach their goals. My desires are
to help them be the best teacher that they can become.
Summary of work experience:
I have had approximately 20 years of teaching experience
at the university level. I have taught 2 years of 4th grade
regular education. I have worked one year as a teaching/parent
in a wonderful behavioral model for children with emotional/behavioral
problems in Reno, Nevada. One year, I was a curriculum writer
for a grant project in the state of Wisconsin for students
with cognitive disabilities. Another year I worked for the
Fond du Lac Public Library on two different grants. One was
developing a volunteer program to take library books to the
elderly and the other was to help the Hmong members of our
community get acclimated to our society. I started one of
the first classrooms for learning disabilities in the city
of Oshkosh. I also returned to teaching in an LD classroom
after taking time off to have my family. For ten years, I
helped my husband build a large financial planning business
that has placed him and our daughter in the top 100 advisors
in the country. I feel that all of these experiences have
enhanced my ability to be a better instructor at the University
of Wisconsin Oshkosh.