I'm the visual arts teacher at Metro High School in Cedar Rapids, the largest alternative high school in Iowa. I am also one of four teachers pioneering the STEAM Academy at Metro which has launched this year. We are co-teaching in an interdisciplinary project based learning environment using standards referenced grading. 

     My goal as a teacher is to make learning fun and relevant for my students while helping them find their way in a post secondary world. I want more than anything for students to find something they believe in.

 

Education

1998 - 2002 University of Iowa

BFA in Sculpture

 

2008-2009 University of Iowa

Teaching License

 

2015-Now UNI Masters Art Education

 

Employment

Before I became a teacher my resume sported about 40 jobs ranging from welder to farm hand to vegan chef. 

 

2009-2010 McKinley Middle School, Cedar Rapids, IA

 

2010-2011 Washington High Scool, Cedar Rapids, IA

 

2011-present Metro Alternative High School, Cedar Rapids, IA