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.
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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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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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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Kelly Schrandt
Kelly is currently a 7th and 8th grade S.T.E.A.M. teacher at Stewartville Middle School in southern Minnesota. Over the last ...
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Laura Gandara-Chavez
Laura has been teaching in the South Washington County School district for 16 years, mainly as a dual ...
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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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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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Olli Johnson
Olli is a multi-disciplinary artist and craftsperson working in the vibrant arts community of Minneapolis. She has performed ...
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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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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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