Your Extraordinary Saturday Teacher Bios
MITY’s educators are passionate, funny, creative, and inspiring. They encourage students to ask questions, challenge them to figure out answers, and spark a lifelong interest in learning.
“Every time I would give up, they would help me try again. They always saw the best in me.”
- 2023 student
Beth Wakefield
Beth Wakefield holds a B.S. and M. Ed. in Education from the University of Minnesota. She has been ...
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Bill Nara
Bill has been a licensed 7-12 Social Studies Teacher since 2000 and also teaches Chess, Tabletop Strategy Gaming, ...
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Elizabeth (Lisa) Bottolene
Lisa is a Talent Development teacher in St. Louis Park. She has been an educator for over 20 ...
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Hawken Paul
Hawken earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from St. Olaf College where he performed in ...
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Heather Mastel
Heather has a BA in theatre and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Hamline University. She currently ...
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Heather McKinley
For Heather, teaching is a calling and a passion. She has over 2 decades of experience, including serving ...
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Jacqueline (Jackie) Di Giacomo
Jackie is an Advanced Learning Instructor who teaches Independent Investigations (research) and Project Think (engineering design) to elementary ...
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Jeff Boland
Jeff started at Dodge Nature Center in the summer of 2019 and moved into the role as Naturalist ...
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Jennifer Noreault
Jennifer is a STEM Specialist in Lakeville Public Schools. She has a B.A. in Elementary Education from Trinity ...
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Joan Wright
Joan has been teaching for 30 years and has worked with students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. She ...
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Leah Yoemans
Leah holds a BS in Elementary Education and Science 5-8 from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a M.Ed. ...
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Melissa Tapper
Melissa has been in education for 20 years, working as a 1st and 3rd grade teacher, a middle ...
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Molly Hammel
Molly holds a BA in Elementary and Middle School Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and ...
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Rhesa Freeman
Rhesa is currently the Assistant Product Manager for Groves Learning Organization where she brings literacy training to schools ...
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Russ Purdy
Russ holds a M.Ed. in Education from Hamline University. He has taught and developed science programming for the ...
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Sam Graf
In his work as a Middle School Math Teacher and Math Team Coach, Sam delights in mathematical discovery ...
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Sean Andrews
Sean is a Director of Technology and Academic Technologist with a master's degree in Learning and Emerging Technologies. ...
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Snapology
Snapology offers enrichment classes and camps in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM). Their ...
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Sue Cranston
Sue is a working artist and professional art instructor who specializes in mixed-media art with a strong focus ...
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Tech Academy
Formerly Computer Explorers, Tech Academy has been enriching Minnesota’s children with research-based Technology and Science classes and camps ...
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VAC Enrichment
VAC Enrichment, formerly VineyardAppCamp, is a nationwide provider of in-person after school enrichment classes and summer camps. They ...
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