教师重点:2018年8月

GM: B.A. - Dominican University; M.Ed. ——东北伊利诺伊大学

GM: The first principal to hire me right out of college (1990) was from St. Bernardine School in Forest Park; his name was Dr. 杰拉尔德Lordan. Little did I know back then how blessed I would become with the teaching profession and with that professional mentor. 在圣. Bernardine, I taught in the English department at Proviso East High School until I became a mom. I stayed home with my sons (Ethan ’18 and Liam ’19) while an adjunct [professor] at Wright College and substitute at Ascension School. In 2008 I returned to full-time teaching as the middle school Language Arts teacher at St. 森林河的卢克学校. In 2015, Dr. Lordan welcomed me again, this time as a colleague at esball世博.

GM: 我喜欢阅读和写作. I am currently in research mode for my second work of Chicago historical fiction, the sequel to 行. 那部小说使我赢得了这个头衔, 2016 Winner of the Soon to be Famous Illinois Author Project (a self-publishing initiative sponsored by the Illinois Library Association and Reading Across Illinois Library Systems). 自获奖以来, I’ve been speaking at libraries throughout the state about my writing journey. I also dabble in poetry and essays for personal and publishing purposes. I tend to be my most focused and inspired while writing at my favorite spot called the Friendly Coffee Lounge (Berwyn). Being part of a music community (t在这里’s a live music venue next door and a music school upstairs), 我被另一种“爱”(音乐)包围. I’m always taking notes for a future project, a non-fiction book called 友好的民族, to share the vibrant history of these businesses as well as the heartfelt stories of musicians and patrons who call this place “home.”

GM: Growing up with four brothers and a sports-fanatic father, I’ve always appreciated sports. 不幸的是, I never got much of a chance to play them because my grade school only offered cheerleading as an organized sport for girls; thus, I started cheering when I was in second grade, a tag-a-long for the 8th grade team (my dad was the basketball coach). So, 这就是所有的运动, but not for team/club involvement: theater, 跳舞, 演讲, 年鉴, 学生会, 多元文化俱乐部, 唱诗班, 教会青年团... 我是80年代的玛西娅·布雷迪. 

GM: I am the Speech Club moderator, and I also coordinate a tutoring program with St. 凯瑟琳/圣. 露西学校. I enjoy both endeavors but am especially proud of the esball世博的学生做家教 和我在一起. 这个话题? 数学!

GM: All Fenwick students -- no matter their religion or class, 国籍或种族, ability level or personal interest -- ALL Fenwick students come from homes that value education and service. A student’s academic progress is a priority, and we all do our part in helping others. We’ve actually talked in my classes about those characteristics, and my students agree.

GM: 尊重. T在这里 are plenty of rules in life, but that’s my umbrella rule in the classroom. 它的工作原理. 我尊重学生，他们也尊重我.

I tell them to succeed in my classroom and in life in general, 在他们行动或说话之前, 问自己两个问题:

GM: 每年在圣. Luke, the graduating class truly believed they were my favorite class. 他们总是对的. :)

GM: 每个人都应该做好参与的准备. A hand-raiser might not be the one called on in class. I also like to use group activities like Quizlet Live, GoogleDocs/Slides for presentations.

GM: Being invited to the Fenwick Hockey Teacher Appreciation Night and accepting the St. 亚历山大凯瑟琳奖. 我真的很幸运. 非常私人的, memorable moment was being on the stage when my son, 伊桑[18], 获得毕业证书. I look forward to a repeated memory this coming 五月 with my son, Liam!