Professionalism: Professional Growth

Professionalism:  Commitment to Professional Growth

I am currently enrolled in the M.A.T. program at the University of Alaska Southeast.  I have two classes and plan to graduate with my M.A.T. May, 2014.   I am currently scheduled to take my Orff II course the first two weeks of June.  I love learning!

This past summer, I participated in a 10-day, graduate level course in Jackson, WY:  Wildlife Biology and Conservation.  I have a 4.0 in every graduate class I have taken to date.








One of the teachers I met there and her 2nd grade class from Florida have become our class's pen-pals.  We have tracked and compared our weather, written one another various times and shared with each other, traditions and artifacts from our regions.

Stream Ecology (Jackson, WY)











This past weekend I participated in Alaska Wetlands: Project Wild.  This two day class taught us how to take advantage of teaching students right here in Homer, AK.  I was able to add many more tools into my teacher tool-belt.  Here is the letter I received yesterday in regard to my reflection paper.

What a terrific lesson! I’m waiting for UAA to fix a glitch and then I’ll enter your ‘A’ into the course roster.

Thank you for your work. If I can be of service, please let me know. 

Best to you,

Brenda Duty

From: Lenore Swanson [mailto:LSwanson@KPBSD.k12.ak.us]
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 4:36 PM
To: Duty, Brenda L (DFG)
Cc: Field, Carmen M (DFG); Peter Swanson
Subject: Wetlands class

Thank you Brenda and Carmen for an awesome class.  I taught “Oh Mealworm!” to my class this afternoon.  I have attached a 2 page document and reflection.

Thanks again,

Lenore