Kelsey

My name is Kelsey and I'm in the Master of Science in Teaching program at Drake University getting my K-6 teaching license with endorsements in reading and ESL.  My passion is working with English language learners.  After tutoring students in college and working in some educational capacities with immigrants and refugees after college, I figured out that I love learning about how people learn.  I want to be a teacher because I enjoy helping each and every student figure out how he/she learns best.  When I'm not in class or working part time at an insurance agency, I love to cook, spend time outdoors, travel, attend my brother's football games, or spend time with the people I love.

Our team is named 'Pike' because Rachel Pike represents a true scientist . . . one who works with hundreds of other people, explores isoprenes in nature, talks to others about her research, makes observations, and tries to understand nature better by making models.   Rachel Pike is clearly a represenation of the true nature of science--what we should be teaching our students.  I believe our team is named Pike because we will be exploring questions about how we can be effective when we teach our students the true nature of science.