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Gary Anderson
- Fremont Middle School, 8, SS & American History
- Major: Education and Social Studies, M.A.: Education and
Guidance/Counseling, M.A. in Administration; Certified in SS, Guidance/Counseling,
Administration
- Involved in many innovative approaches, instrumental in
redeveloping the curriculum at Fremont Middle School in making the
American History class a two year program
- Goal: "Opportunity to meet with other educators in
a cohort situation in which we can look at and develop many new
ideas and methods of instruction – and discuss the pros and
cons of these new methods, personally develop new skills in lecture/discussion,
thematic, and other new methods of teaching."
Joe Bradley
- Gwendowlyn Brooks College Preparatory School in Chicago, African
American History
- Major: History; Certified in History, Economics, Sociology,
Government, Geography
Laura Brandt
- Stevenson High School, 11 & 12,Government, Psychology,
and History
- Major: Social Studies, M.A., U.S. History; Certified in
U.S. History, Psychology, Government, Anthropology
- Currently enrolled at De Paul University, Psychology M.S.
Program
- "Just as we expect students to learn from as many
sources as possible, it is vital that teachers become life long
learners, and that we also surround ourselves with great individuals
who share the same great cause."
- Goal: looking forward to the opportunity to participate
and learn from some of the highly motivated social studies instructors
throughout Lake County"
Joe Brysiewicz
- Grayslake Community High School, 9th,10th,12th, World History, AP European History
- Major: Secondary Education, History; Certified in U.S. and World History, English Literature
- First year teacher
- "Seeks a personal commitment to the principles of authentic, engaging learning with the context of a dynamic classroom community"
- Believes "that a high school curriculum best serves students when it is dynamic as well as rooted in the methods of higher scholarship"
Hector Caceres
- Webster Middle School, 6,7,8, SS
- Major: Military Science and Education; Certified in Social
Studies
- Hispanic/Latino American
- Currently enrolled at Northeastern Illinois to obtain a
bilingual endorsement
- Teaches (LEP) students the "content knowledge, intellectual
skills, and civic values necessary for fulfilling the duties of
citizenship in a participatory democracy"
- Goal: familiarization with on-line resources, learn new
ideas, methods, and up-to-date resources to satisfy the needs of
the ethnically diverse school population
Paul Friedrich
- Waukegan High School, 9-12, SS
- Major:Communication/Psychology, MA Communications, Teaching
Certificate; Certified in World Civilizations, U.S. History, Psychology,
Sociology, Anthropology, Speech
- "intensive opportunity to further my own education"
- Goal: Find new ways of training students to use and share
with colleagues
Susan Havert
- Woodland Middle School, 4,6,7,8, S.S.
- Major: Anthropology, Teaching: K-9; Certified in K-9 S.S.
- Developed Web Quests and Virtual Field Trips, field trip
with 8th grade class to C.H.S.
- Interested in a possible program to teach an advanced Social
Studies Core at Woodland
- Need: make History more real to the students
- Goal: A chance to improve instruction and student interest,
becoming more familiar with C.H.S. and what it has to offer
John Hoch
- Jefferson Middle School, 6,7,8, Social Studies & Reading
- M.S. (pending) Education; Certified in Social Science,
U.S. History, World History, Political Science, Sociology
- New teacher
- Uses primary and secondary sources
- Goal: to improve his teaching in a way that makes the material
engaging and relevant to his students
Sheryl Kabak
- Hawthorn Junior High, 7th & 8th integrated L.A. and S.S.
(Am. Hist.)
- BA in Psychology and Elementary Ed. MA in Am. Hist. Certified
in History and Language Arts for 6th-8th
- Trained UbD (Understanding by Design) instructor
- Teaches gifted 7th and 8th grade students
- Goal: "Would like to interact with other professionals and
work together to add substance to our curriculum and generate
ideas on how to make American history come alive for students."
Andrea Lara
- Libertyville High School, 11, U.S. History
- Major: Accounting, Teaching Certificate: Social Studies,
M.E.D.: Administration; Certified in U.S. History, Government, Economics
- White/Hispanic
- Loves being a S.S. teacher and feels "very fortunate
to be able to teach the history of this country to young people"
- Need: innovative approach to professional development
- Goal: learning more about the available on-line resources
for instruction, the opportunity to network with other teachers
in Lake County, and reinforce content base
Joe O'Brien
- Vernon Hills High School, 9-11, A.P. U.S. History/U.S. History Honors
- Major: History; Certified in U.S. History, World History, Geography, Civics, Journalism
- Fifth year of teaching high school American History
- Enrolled in a Master's program at National Louis University
- Goal: "find new and better ways to present this subject to my students"
Lynn Pattison
- Woodland Middle School, 7, U.S. History
- Major: Journalism, M.A.T.: Education
- 16 year career in journalism, teaching for six years
- History is a personal interest (reading)
- Looking forward to working with the C.H.S., and professors
from Loyola, Northwestern, and L.F.C.
- Goal: provide "new ideas for making history as fascinating
for my students as it has been for me.
Kristi Robertson
- Libertyville High School, 11, American History
- Major: Social Studies Ed., M.A.: History; Certified in American
History, Government, Sociology, Economics
- Worked extensively on improving content area
- Goal: "seeking to develop challenging, content-rich projects,
activities, and student-centered discussions so as to foster interest,
and perhaps even love, for this subject that is so crucial to
the education of students in the world today"
Sadie Robinson
- Jefferson Middle School, 7 & 8, SS, Science
- Major: Elementary Education, M.A. Special Education (LD
& BD); Certified in Social Studies, Science, Language Arts
- Goal: "return in the fall with fresh and new ideas
to share with my students"
Paul Spatafore
- Shepard Middle School, 8, History & Language Arts
- Major: History/Education; Certified
- Major focus in the classroom: making history come alive
- Goal: finding new resources, collaborating with other teachers
Sandy Thomas
- East Middle, 7, SS and Science
- Major: Early Childhood Education; Certified in Social Science,
General Science, Language Arts
- African American
- Currently enrolled at Shimer College in a graduate program
- Wants students to gain additional knowledge that can be
correlated within the classroom and the outside world.
- Goal: gain better insights and instructional practices
that can be used to instruct the varied population of students in
the classroom.
Cliff Turner
- Jack Benny Middle School; S.S. and Science
- Major: History; Certified in History (US/World), Pol. Science
(Civics)
- Uses primary source materials in teaching
- Goal: Expand ability to find more resources to compliment
the textbooks of Waukegan classrooms and bring history to life in
each lesson
Jane Twohig
- Lake Bluff Middle, 8, history
- Major: El. Ed., History, M.A. Education; Certified in U.S.
and World Hist., Civics, English, K-9
- History teachers have the opportunity to "shape the
future of our Democracy by instilling in students a love and understanding
of our nation's history"
- Goal: Meeting with other educators to discuss strategies
and ideas and "discover new ways to ignite enthusiasm for
History and give me renewed focus on my chosen profession"
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