Professional Development Experiences
- Block I (Fall 2017)
- Third Grade at Lincoln Elementary with Ms. Abby Taylor
- Block II (Fall 2018)
- First grade at Sunrise Elementary with Mrs. Sarah Sathren
- Visited Missouri River Teachers Center (Fall 2017/Fall 2018)
- Created and presented an online MRTC kit on elements in a story
- Youth Leader at the YMCA (2016- Summer of 2017)
- I was able to make connections with parents and students. I provided a fun learning environment for students by doing daily activities with them.
- Supervisor for the after school program at the YMCA (Fall 2017-Spring 2018)
- MREC ESP Youth Leader (Summer of 2018-present)
- Observed students and communicated with them and their parents daily.
- Lead students through fun hands on STEAM activities.
- Attended a third grade PLC meeting at Lincoln Elementary School, Bismarck Public Schools (Fall 2017)
- Attended a first grade PLC meeting at Sunrise Elementary School, Bismarck, ND (Fall 2018)
- Conducted a first grade Fountas and Pinnell assessment at Roosevelt Elementary, Bismarck, ND
- Out of the Gate Project Based Learning: Project Slice (Fall 2018)
- Specialized training provided by the Buck Institute for Education
- University of Mary was 1 of 3 institutions in the entire nation selected for this training opportunity.
- University of Mary Day of Service (2016)
- I was able to volunteer at the Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch Thrift Store sorting out clothing.
- Volunteered at the Pumpkin Patch (Fall 2017)
- I assisted students on the Zip Line ride.
- Volunteered for Red Ribbon Week Carnival (Fall 2017)
- This is a week of teaching students about awareness of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and violence prevention.
- I was able to work with students at the carnival passing out bags full of information and goodies while they went through the carnival to all the different sites.
- University of Mary Day of Service (2018)
- I and several other UMary students assisted in cleaning up the inside and outside of the Heart River Lutheran Church on the Youth Correction Center Campus