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My name is Stacy Yatckoske. I am a Kindergarten teacher at Milaca Elementary. I am finishing my 9th year! I have 3 kids. Ella is 7, Liam is 3, and Emit is 1. I am one busy mamma, but I wouldn't change anything. I am currently getting my Masters Degree. I am also involved in the Women's Ministry at my church.

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Hi everyone! Getting in late with these as I missed the start of things earlier in the week!! Sorry!! I am Scott Neske, and I am a middle school math teacher in the Elk River, MN school district. This is my fifth year teaching (not counting additional years short-call subbing), and fourth in my district. I've taught at least a little bit of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math, 6th grade computer coding, and 6th grade Design & Modeling. Outside of the classroom, I am a huge baseball fan and love going to games, watching on tv, playing fantasy baseball, and jumping in and playing a little summer softball myself. I also love to read, mostly science fiction (my dream job is to be an interstellar antiquities dealer - way more exciting than it might sound!!).

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My name is Emily Boyle and I am a 5th grade teacher at Highland Catholic School in St. Paul. This is my first year in 5th grade and my first full year teaching. I was a long term sub from January -June 2018 in a 3rd grade classroom. Currently I teach English language arts and science. I graduated from the College of St. Benedict and I am going to be starting my masters in Teaching and Learning through SMU in October. I will be in the Apple Valley cohort so hopefully I will be working with some of you all throughout the next year or so. Outside of teaching I love to read, spend time with my friends and family, get outside, listen to live music and I can never turn down a night of karaoke. I also have a cat named Fuzz Aldrin. I am really looking forward to this class and everything is has to offer!

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Hello! My name is Ellen Johnson. I teach 10th grade biology at Milaca Public High School. I'm the assistant varsity volleyball and JV softball coach which also tells you what I enjoy doing in my free time...playing sports! I am currently getting my masters in education and plan to do another segment of school so that I can teach the college level, Human Biology class that is offered at our school. This summer I plan to play slow pitch softball, coach summer league and spend tons of time at the lake! One thing on my bucket list is to visit all the state parks in the state of Minnesota! Here's me posing with the classroom skeleton - Senor Skeleton!

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Hi there! My name is Karen Lysne and I am in my 14th (about) year of teaching. Currently I am teaching Kindergarten  in the Robbinsdale School District. I am currently enrolled in the North Saint Paul B1 course and will graduate next May! In my free time, I love to be outdoors walking my dog, hiking or spending time at our lake. But really my happy place is at the beach! I grew up on the East coast and love to vacation in the Outer Banks! I am really looking forward to this course as sometimes I feel like I get in a rut and love to make myself stretch and explore new ideas and methods! This is the only recent picture I could find! It's of me and my 17 year old daughter! I have 2 older boys, one is 19 and the other 21!

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Hi! My name is Anna Melin. I teach Kindergarten in the Robbinsdale School District. Right now I'm wrapping up my fifth year of teaching Kindergarten and am loving it just as much as when I began! In my free time, I spend my time with my family and close friends. I also love to spend time outside, have bonfires, read, and listen to music. I'm looking forward to this class and learning more about how to teach with a growth mindset.

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Hello! My name is Jessica Bouta and I am the school counselor at West Elementary in Hutchinson. I service approximately 400 Kindergarten and First Grade students through weekly classroom lessons, small groups, and individual check ins. This is my 5th year in my building but have 8 years total experience as a school counselor. One of my absolute favorite things about my job is walking down the hall and getting hugs and high fives...my little people have such big hearts! I'm also very lucky to be able to bring my 6 year old miniature goldendoodle, Ruby, with me as she is trained as a therapy dog. We have lots of fun working together to help students learn important skills such as self control, voice control, following directions, etc. My husband is a 5th grade teacher in the district so we are able to share stories with one another after a long day. I have experience working with growth mindset, but I am also looking for ways to help incorporate it around our building for not only our students but also the adults. I'm looking forward to diving into the content and challenging myself to step outside the box.

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Hello! My name is Chelsea Zimmerman and I currently teach 5th grade in the Osseo School District. This is my 5th year teaching (one year of 6th grade and four years of 5th grade). Next fall, not only will I be switching schools for the first time in five years, but I will also be teaching a new grade level...3rd grade!! I am super excited! I am currently in my third semester of the Master's program and am in the AVB3 cohort! In my spare time, I enjoy being outdoors, spending time with family/ friends, DIY projects and organizing! I look forward to learning new strategies and ideas to implement growth mindset into my classroom.

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Hello! My name is Ally Hovorka. I teach kindergarten in the Prior Lake-Savage Area School District. This is my second year teaching kindergarten. I taught second grade previously. I am just starting my masters program, and I am excited to begin! I am looking forward to learning more about growth mindsets and instilling them in my students.

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Hi! I'm Sue and I teach 4th grade in Inver Grove Heights.  I'm in my 10th year of teaching and just completed the Minneapolis Blended 6 program. I learned a lot of valuable information to help me tune in to my students and really help them with SEL skills.
I have wanted to learn more about growth mindset for the past few years and am looking forward to really diving in!!

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Hello! My name is Emily Palmquist. This is my second year teaching and my second year in kindergarten. I currently teach in the Anoka-Hennepin School District and I am very excited to learn more about growth mindset together. In my two years one thing that I wish I could have had more resources on is how to support my students socially and emotionally and I am hoping to gain some skills in this area through this course.

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Hello! My name is Maia Mack.  I am a K-5 art teacher at Richfield Dual Language School.  I am finishing up my 8th year of teaching.  I just started my Masters through St. Mary's in January in the Minneapolis Blended 7 community.  I live in Minneapolis with my husband PJ, my 3 year old daughter Nora and my 9-month old son Otis. In my free time I love to be outdoors, biking, hiking and camping.  I spend most of my time with family exploring the city or traveling. I just have some background knowledge of Growth Mindset and I have excited to learn more because it sounds like something I am going to want to input into my classroom.

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Hello! My name is Maia Mack.  I am a K-5 art teacher at Richfield Dual Language School.  I am finishing up my 8th year of teaching.  I just started my Masters through St. Mary's in January in the Minneapolis Blended 7 community.  I live in Minneapolis with my husband PJ, my 3 year old daughter Nora and my 9-month old son Otis. In my free time I love to be outdoors, biking, hiking and camping.  I spend most of my time with family exploring the city or traveling. I just have some background knowledge of Growth Mindset and I have excited to learn more because it sounds like something I am going to want to input into my classroom.

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My name is Shannon Pooler. I am a special education teacher since 2005.  I have taught DCD my entire career between 3 districts.  I have a passion for this population of students and currently I am at my preferred high school level of teaching at ROCORI in Cold Spring. I have also taught at an elementary and middle school level. I will graduate with Master's Degree in Teaching and Learning in May of 2020.  My youngest daughter, all young adults, treated us to a weekend getaway to Florida over Easter.  I love having adult children! Besides my family I love being outdoors, gardening, traveling, motorcycling, fishing and being on the water, reading and taking pictures! I am looking forward to learning more about Growth Mindset with all of you!

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Hello Everyone!
My name is Ashli Callaway! I am a recent college graduate as of December from Winona State. I landed a teaching job right after college (mid year) in the Wayzata Public Schools. I teach 6-8th grade ESL at Wayzata West. I will also be teaching in Wayzata next school year. I am originally from La Crosse, Wisconsin! Currently living with family up in the cities as I am establishing my roots. In my spare time, I like being active! I love being outside and enjoying everything MN has to offer! This is my first graduate level course. I will be joining the Anoka Cohort in the fall! I am super excited to continue my educational journey! I have learned so much in the past five months, and I am excited to continue to learn.

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I just completed my work in the MB6 program and have my two electives to complete. I am really excited by this class because I did my paper on Growth Mindset and have falling in love with it as an educational philosophy. With that said I have so much to learn to be better at incorporating it not only into my day to day classroom but also my life.

Currently I teach Middle School Social Studies at West Side Summit Middle School in West St. Paul.

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My name is Laura Bussler. I am wrapping up my tenth year of teaching and looking forward to spending the summer home with my two girls, Ellie (5) and Emma (2). My oldest starts kindergarten this fall and I am becoming "that mom"- absolutely terrified to let her go! :)

In the past ten years, I have taught four grade levels (K, 1, 3, and 4), moved into six classrooms, in two different districts. In 2016, I decided to pursue a teaching position in the Hutchinson district to be a little closer to home. I currently teach third grade and absolutely love this age of students.

The need for social emotional learning is becoming so critical, which is why I am excited to take this class. I earned my Master's Degree in 2013 and there was very little emphasis on SEL then. Over the past year, I have been working on building a Growth Mindset curriculum  to use during my morning meetings.  I am excited to continue learning about Growth Mindset.

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My name is Molly Vievering! I am currently in my 3rd year of teaching in the Elk River School District.  Right now, I am teaching middle school English! I belong to the North St. Paul Blended 1 Cohort and am set to graduate with my masters degree in May of 2020.

I have been married to my husband for almost one year! We love to spend our summers by spending time with family, fishing, and playing volleyball!

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My name is Tracey Kirckof and I am in my 15th year of teaching special education at Madison Elementary School in the St. Cloud Area School District. I am starting my 3rd semester of my Master's program from St. Mary's. I am part of the Cold Spring Blended Community  2 (CSBC2) program and am earning my Master's in Teaching and Learning.
I am married and have a 10 year old son. We have 2 Cavalier King Charles Spaniels who give us so much joy. We love camping, fishing, going to plays/musicals, and hanging out with friends and family.
I am excited to learn more about Growth Mindset and how I can implement it into my teaching!

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Hello All!
My name is Deidre Held and I am in my 6th year teaching at Wyoming Elementary school in the Forest Lake Area School District. During my first three years I taught 1st grade and the past three years I have been teaching 2nd grade. Next year I will be making the move to 3rd grade! I am excited to be making the move with a passionate educator who is also motivated for the change!
In January, I started my Masters in M.Ed. with the Mpls Blended 7 cohort. I am excited to continue learning throughout those courses and my electives! Next May I will graduate with my masters.
In my free time, I enjoy quality time with friends and family (it's my love language) as well as my pup, Millie.
I am looking forward to learning more about growth mindset and how to incorporate it into my life and teaching!

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Hello everyone!
My name is Amanda Vinzant. I am in my 6th year of teaching in the Forest Lake School District, at Wyoming Elementary School. I am currently teaching 5th grade and have spent all 6 years in 5th grade. I recently found out I will be moving to 4th grade next year and am excited to continue growing and learning something new. I will be able to use what I know from 5th grade to prepare them for 4th grade.
I just started my second semesters or my Masters Program. I am part of the MB7 cohort and will graduate next May. I graduated from St. Mary's University, Winona Campus with my undergrad degree in education and am excited to be doing my Masters program through St. Mary's as well!
In my free time I enjoy playing softball  (I have played for the past 25+ years!). I am a huge Twins fan and try to make it to TARGET Field as much as I can. I  am a big Green Bay Packer football fan. I also enjoy spending time with family and friends!
I am excited to learn and grow from all of you! We have been discussing Growth Mindset over the last couple years during our monthly counselor lessons, so I am excited to continue learning and use what I learn in my classroom.

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Hello.  I am Dr. Jessica Williams, your course instructor.  I am very excited to be working with all of you this semester to learn more about how to educate with a growth mindset.  It is a passion of mine.  I cannot wait to learn more about all of you!

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Hello there!
My name is Stephanie Olson. I am in my 9th year of teaching in the Forest Lake School District. I spent 3 years as a reading and math interventionist, 1 year in kindergarten and the past 5 years have been in first grade. I recently was told that next year I am moving to third grade. I am so excited to see what this new grade will bring. A big bonus is that I get to move with a great teaching partner!
I just started semester 2 of my Masters Program. I am apart of the Minneapolis Blended 7 Cohort and will graduate in May.
I have been with my other half for the past 15 years! We recently bought our first home this past September and are enjoying getting settled in.
I am looking forward to learning more about how to best teach my students about Growth mindset and learning from all of you!

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Hi Everyone!
My name is Lindsay Bauer. I am in my 6th year of teaching at Parkview Elementary School in Rosemount, MN. I taught kindergarten the past 5 years and switched to first grade this year. I am loving first grade and my amazing team!! I am currently in the middle of my Masters Program. I am apart of the Apple Valley Cohort and will graduate next May. My husband, David, daughter, Nora (15 Months) and dog Paisley (Goldendoodle) live in Lakeville, MN. In my free time I enjoy spending time with family & friends and going to our cabin! :) Excited to learn from and with all of you!!

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My name is Kaylene Boos and I currently teach 6th and 7th grade science at Minnetonka Middle School West. This is my second year teaching middle school science. I also coach 7th and 8th grade girls volleyball and am an advisor for a few clubs. I graduated from Winona State and this is my first course on my journey to completing my masters degree! I will be a part of the Apple Valley cohort this fall for my masters in teaching and learning. But first, I am getting married this summer! Yay! I can't wait to continue to further my education to best support my students.

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My name is Emily Schmidt-Kost.  I am in my 7th year teaching at Maplewood Middle School where I teach 6th grade math.  I've also taught AVID for the past 6 years but will be taking a break from it at the end of this school year.  When I am not in my math classroom I advise our schools GSA and drama club.  I have just finished the main chunk of my M.Ed. at St. Mary's (Minneapolis Blended 6) and am taking my final electives (including this course!) this summer!
When I am not immersed in education, I spend time with my wife Sara (also an educator) and our three furbabies - senior cats Juno and Marjorie and dog Archie!

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Hi, my name is Marissa Opp.  I am a first year teacher in the Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan School District.  I teach 7th grade math!  I am excited to continue my education, to be a better teacher for my students. These summer courses are my first in pursuing my masters degree at SMU.

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My name is Jessica Brandt.  I currently work for Austin Public Schools.  I am an instructional coach at Sumner Elementary where we are on a 45/15 calendar.  This is my 11th year in education.  I am currently pursuing my K-12 principal license through St. Mary's University.  I have two courses left and I will be done with the program.  We have been talking about growth mindset in our building the last couple of years.  I am looking forward to expanding my knowledge and bringing information back to my school to help others grow in this area as well.

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My name is Jessica Brandt.  I currently work for Austin Public Schools.  I am an instructional coach at Sumner Elementary where we are on a 45/15 calendar.  This is my 11th year in education.  I am currently pursuing my K-12 principal license through St. Mary's University.  I have two courses left and I will be done with the program.  We have been talking about growth mindset in our building the last couple of years.  I am looking forward to expanding my knowledge and bringing information back to my school to help others grow in this area as well.