Hello everyone! My name is Kristi Lippert and I teach
8th grade American History at West Intermediate middle school in Mt. Pleasant,
Michigan. I am currently in my 7th
year of teaching, with half of my career being spent in the high school setting
and the most recent half being at the middle level.
I completed my undergraduate degree at the
University of Illinois at Chicago where I played Division 1 volleyball and graduated
with a degree in secondary education of history with a middle level
endorsement. Leaving Illinois, I came
back to my home state of Michigan to be closer to family.
My husband Ryan and I are high school sweethearts
and we have two beautiful children together.
Brooklyn will turn 4 in July and Benjamin just turned 1 in December. I know that I am one of those moms who
constantly posts pictures of her kids on Facebook, but I am just so proud of
what I have accomplished; being a mom is the greatest joy of my life.
As well as taking college courses, teaching, and being
a wife and mom I have also coached varsity volleyball for 7 years. I often kid around that I am a person with so
much on her plate that I fight daily just to stay above water. I am fine with being busy as my ‘Type A’
personality makes me a “doer” who likes to check tasks off the list.
My master’s degree is in Curriculum and Instruction
with an emphasis on reading and literacy.
If I was to ever leave the classroom one day, the only possibility I
could see leaving it for would be to become a Curriculum and Instruction
Director for a school or school district. I look forward to working with all of
you as we continue on this journey of higher education together and a Happy New
Year to you all.
Kristi
Hi Kristi,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your nice and thoughtful introduction, and welcome to the course!
I was a secondary social studies teacher as well, so it will be fun to hear about your experiences teaching this.
Interestingly, my sister currently goes to UIC. I like the campus a lot, and of course love being in Chicago. We've become big volleyball fans recently in our house too. This is mostly due to my son, who was old enough to get into the Olympics this summer, and then it carried it over to Spartan volleyball this fall (I think we saw almost every home match, and we all really loved it).
Finally, we share the experience of being parents of young kids--which is the best source for curriculum thinking that I know of!
I look forward to learning with you!
Kyle