Candidates for Region 3 Director
Ann Vogel Current PositionFirst Grade Teacher Royal Oaks Elementary School ISD # 833 South Washington County Schools EducationB.S. Elementary and Special Education, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire M.Ed. Elementary Education, Winona State University Goals as MCTM DirectorI have learned so much on my quest to uncover how to create promising conditions for all my math students. As the Math Lead in my building I have spent the last 12 years studying, designing and implementing professional development opportunities. I plan to use my mentoring and teaching experiences to help continue a thoughtful, professional focus on the major understandings for what students’ need to be successful. The desire I have is for each learner to find math playful, beautiful, creative and captivating. I will work to create and support opportunities for teachers to come together to share ideas and learn from each other. Professional Activities• Designing Mathematics Framework for our K-2 Classrooms: design thinking by creatively, judiciously and analytically designing curriculum maps and support materials aligned to standards for kindergarten through second grade. • Member of the Design Team for K-2 Math Prototype 1.0 designing, practicing and reflecting on curriculum design. • Member of the Design Team for K-2 Math Prototype 2.0 review the feedback loop with intentions to analyze results, which are anticipated to lead to improvements and advancements with a goal to provide children with work that is designed to create patient problem solvers and stamina to work through constructive struggling. • Coach and Mentor to other curriculum designers by providing evidence on implementing the suggested math workshop components. • Mentoring teachers utilizing the Math Workshop format through professional development in best practices when preparing small group instruction based off of formative assessments. • Math Team Facilitator and Building Professional Development Curriculum Leader designing activities for professional development that address the impact of our goal to increase student achievement on our building site improvement plan. Create and deliver professional development on the practice of understanding development around number sense. • Member of District Math Leadership Team to increase my own professional development on best practices in mathematics. • Facilitator and Participant in the Math and Science Teacher Center to study the practices around how a child understands number relationships. • Technology Coach: create and deliver professional development on implementing technology to increase communication, critical thinking, creativity, and collaboration for all learners. • Facilitated sessions at the Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference about the common misconceptions children have with understanding numbers and the importance of engagement through complexity and rigor. • Authored various grants for Literacy, Math and Technology which allowed financial resources for materials that enhance instruction and practice. • Established and Developed a Summer Reading, Writing and Math Programs to provide children with time to develop and demonstrate their problem solving strategies. Awards• Named Outstanding Educator of the Year in Woodbury, Minnesota • Named Semi-Finalist for Minnesota Teacher of the Year • Named as one of the Minnesota Finalist for PAEMST | Julie Wavrunek Current PositionMath Teacher, grades 9-12 Women in STEM Advisor Eagan High School District 196 EducationBachelor of Science in Biology and Mathematics, McGill University, 1993 Masters in Math Education, University of Minnesota, 1999 Goals as MCTM DirectorAs a classroom teacher for 23 years, I have gained appreciation for quality professional development and quality professional affiliation. Many of my best experiences have been through MCTM and NCTM. Looking ahead, I see the digital realm opening up more and more possibilities for growth, and I want to be a part of the change and help guide the change. Teacher time for professional growth seems to be dwindling as school demands are continually being delegated to the teacher level. It’s a challenge to re-prioritize these demands so that professional growth still has a space in our daily teaching lives. As a part of MCTM, I hope to provide growth opportunities for teachers without the heaviness of “this is one more thing I need to do” creep into our minds. I hope to communicate the value of growth and instill the motivation for members to become better versions of their best selves. Professional AffiliationsMCTM since 1994 NCTM since 1994 Education ContributionsCurrent Involvement with SciGirls through tpt teacher outreach, 2017-present Women in STEM Facilitator at Eagan High School, 2017-present Experience in both middle and high school classrooms as a math teacher for 23 years Past Professional Development Facilitator at St. Louis Park High School Math Department Chair at St. Louis Park High School Part of a BARR team at St. Louis Park High School |
