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
Andrea McCarty
Andrea has loved being a teacher at Cedar Ridge Elementary in Eden Prairie for 29 years. She spent ...
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Beth Wakefield holds a B.S. and M. Ed. in Education from the University of Minnesota. She has been ...
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Bill has been a licensed 7-12 Social Studies Teacher since 2000 and also teaches Chess, Tabletop Strategy Gaming, ...
Read More & View Classes Brooke Vertin
Brooke is an artist, printmaker, and educator living in St. Paul. She has taught at the elementary, middle, ...
Read More & View Classes Code Savvy
Code Savvy is a Minnesota non-profit organization that helps students and educators become more “code savvy” through creative ...
Read More & View Classes Elizabeth (Lisa) Bottolene
Lisa is a Talent Development teacher in St. Louis Park. She has been an educator for over 20 ...
Read More & View Classes Ellen Scharfenberg
Ellen has been sharing her love of visual arts with young people for over seven years. She currently ...
Read More & View Classes Hawken Paul
Hawken Paul earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin Performance from St. Olaf College, where he performed ...
Read More & View Classes Heather Mastel
Heather has a BA in theatre and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Hamline University. She currently ...
Read More & View Classes Heather McKinley
For Heather, teaching is a calling and a passion. She has over 2 decades of experience, including serving ...
Read More & View Classes Jacqueline (Jackie) Di Giacomo
Jackie is an Advanced Learning Instructor who teaches Independent Investigations (research) and Project Think (engineering design) to elementary ...
Read More & View Classes Jennifer Noreault
Jennifer is a STEM Specialist in Lakeville Public Schools. She has a B.A. in Elementary Education from Trinity ...
Read More & View Classes Joan Wright
Joan has been teaching for 30 years and has worked with students in Kindergarten through 6th grade. She ...
Read More & View Classes Katherine Smith
Kathy is the Curriculum and Training Director at Liberty Classical Academy. She has over 25 years of experience ...
Read More & View Classes Laura Pettis
Laura has been teaching in the Lakeville Area Public Schools for more than two decades and is currently ...
Read More & View Classes Leah Yoemans
Leah holds a BS in Elementary Education and Science 5-8 from Minnesota State University, Mankato and a M.Ed. ...
Read More & View Classes Max Donsker
Max has been working in education for over 18 years and has taught all grades From K-12. He ...
Read More & View Classes Melissa Tapper
Melissa has been in education for 20 years, working as a 1st and 3rd grade teacher, a middle ...
Read More & View Classes 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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Nick has a B.S. degree in Computer Science and although his day job is software development, he has ...
Read More & View Classes Rachel McLaughlin
Rachel is currently the Gifted & Talented Services Coordinator in Inver Grove Heights, where she has worked for ...
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Russ holds a M.Ed. in Education from Hamline University. He has taught and developed science programming for the ...
Read More & View Classes Sam Graf
In his work as a Middle School Math Teacher and Math Team Coach, Sam delights in mathematical discovery ...
Read More & View Classes Sean Andrews
Sean is a Director of Technology and Academic Technologist with a master's degree in Learning and Emerging Technologies. ...
Read More & View Classes Snapology
Snapology offers enrichment classes and camps in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM). Their ...
Read More & View Classes Sue Cranston
Sue is a working artist and professional art instructor who specializes in mixed-media art with a strong focus ...
Read More & View Classes Tech Academy
Formerly Computer Explorers, Tech Academy has been enriching Minnesota’s children with research-based Technology and Science classes and camps ...
Read More & View Classes 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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