Nugget Fields

State:

Minnesota

PLS courses I teach:

• Coaching Skills for Successful Teaching™
• Discovering the Power of Live-Event Learning™
• Project TEACH™ (Teacher Effectiveness and Classroom Handling)
• Teaching the Skills of the 21st Century™
• Teaching Through Learning Channels™

Years with PLS:

10+

Why I love teaching PLS courses:

Teachers always leave a PLS class with something new they can do in their classroom right away. It's exciting to teach!

Education:

• B.A., University of Arizona
• M.A., Arizona State University
• Post Graduate, University of Minnesota Hamline

Teaching experience:

39 years total — K-8 classroom and middle school reading (7-8)

Related experience, recognition, awards, etc.:

• Past president- State Reading Association
• Teacher of the Year in Kasson
• Work on State Committees for Reading

What I love most about teaching:

Every day was different and rewarding.

Favorite moment in teaching:

After 38 years of teaching, with only two days to go in the school year, I received a very memorable email. The email came from a former student who probably did not even know I was retiring. The timing was appropriate.

In 1989 Jacob Larrison was a kindergarten student of mine. He was fascinated with flying and I told him to follow his dreams. Jacob never forgot those words. His email informed me that he did in fact remember those words and followed a dream. LcPL Jacob Larrison, United States Marine Corp, is flying helicopters. Along with the note to me were two pictures of Jacob in action with the helicopter.

That was a special email that I am going to keep. It was a real tear jerker. This is one way we know why teaching can be so rewarding.

Personal information:

Reading, cooking, spending time with family and friends.