Education
Oklahoma Wesleyan University,
Bartlesville Oklahoma
B.S. Elementary Education, May 1976
Various courses at Northern State
University including many in
Early Childhood Education
Certified South Dakota Teaching
Certificate
Many workshops and classes made available to educators
(TTL, Advanced TTL, LOFTI, Handheld Computers,
South Dakota READS 2003-2004,
DIBELS 2004, SD COUNTS,etc.)
Experience
Bowring School, Bowring,
Oklahoma, 1976-77
Taught 1st grade, Oklahoma Teaching Certificate, 1976
Jamestown School, Jamestown, Kansas, 1977-78
Taught Special Reading and 7th Reading, Kansas Teaching Certificate, 1977
Wee Worship Director of Curriculum for pre-schoolers
Director of "Kiddie Kare", a pre-school camp program at
Cedar Canyon Camp in Rapid City from 1982-1988
Children's Church Director for approximately 26 years for children ages 5 - 6th
grade
Kansas and South Dakota
Directed or on the Planning Committee for Bible Schools for 80-100+ children for
1980-2007
Served on a Task Force for development of denominational children's ministries
curriculum, 1992
Summer Children's Camp Director of Classes and Training
from 1986-1997 for approximately 100 children 3rd grade - 7th grade
Directed or on the Planning Committee for Children's Christmas Programs and
Musicals, 1977-2007.
Director of midweek children's programs in the Richland Church from 1982-1993
Director
of Children's Ministries at Richland Church 2007 - present
Substitute teacher in Kansas and South Dakota
Church Secretary for 10 years
Home School Teacher for 1996-97 school year
Parent Educator with Aberdeen Area Parents at Teachers, 1997-2006
Northern State University
Ipswich Public School (Classroom Size Reduction Grant) 1999-present
3rd Grade 1999-2001
4th Grade 2001-2002
5th and 6th Grade 2002-2003
6th Grade 2003-2004
Title I Reading 2004-to present
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