Nov 18, 2019

>Journal of the K-12 Revolution: Essays and Research from Minneapolis, Minnesota<, Vol. VI, No. 2, August 2019 >>>>> Article #5


Article #5

Professional Training of Classroom Teachers and Staff in the      

Minneapolis Public Schools Department of Teaching and Learning

                                  

The Department of Teaching and Learning is responsible for academic programming at the Minneapolis Public Schools.  Thus, professional credentials for staff members of ths department are enormously important in creating a knowledge-intensive, skill-replete curriculum.

 

Thus, professional credentials for staff members of ths department are enormously important in creating a knowledge-intensive, skill-replete curriculum.  In Article #2, I included the credentials of current Department of Teaching and Learning Executive Director Aimee Fearing.  Here I give the credentials for other current staff members in the department.  Toward the end of this article, I also give credentials for classroom teachers of the Minneapolis Pubic Schools.

 

Professional Credentials of Department of Teaching and Learning Staff

 

Aneesa Parks

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

B.A., Education                           Buena Vista University

Licensures:

Elementary Education

Ashley Krohn

Degrees Earned                                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Education                                              Hamline University

B.S., Film and Television                              Boston University

Licensures:

Communication Arts/Literature

Christopher Jones                          

Degrees Earned                                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Education                                               Chapman University

B.S., Education                                       Central Michigan University

Licensures:

Physical Education

Mathematics

Christen Lish                     

Degrees Earned                                                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Science Education                               University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

B.S., Education                                                  University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Licensures:

Life Sciences

Earth and Space Science

Science 5-8

Christina Ramsey                            

Degrees Earned                                     Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

Education Specialist                       University of St. Thomas

M.A., Education                                  Hamline University

B.S., Education                      University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Licensures:

Pre-Kindergarten

Elementary Education

Principal K-12

Christopher Wernimont                              

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Mathematics         University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

B.A., Economics                                                Grinnell College

Licensures:

Mathematics

Hamdi Ahmed                  

Degrees Earned                                                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

B.A., Education                                                 Eastern Michigan University

Licensures:

Communication Arts/Literature

Hibaq Mohamed                             

Degrees Earned                                     Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Education                                    Augsburg University

B.S., English Teaching              Metropolitan State University

Licensures:

English as a Second Language

Communication Arts/Literature

Jennifer Rose                   

Degrees Earned                                        Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Science Education                     University of Iowa

B.S., Biology                                             Drake University

Licensures:

Life Sciences

Science 5-8

Julie Tangeman                               

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Education                 St. Mary’s University of Minnesota

B.A., Education                       University of St. Thomas

Licensures:

Elementary Education

Katharine Stephens                       

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Language Arts                  University of Minnesota

B.S., English                                       Macalester College

Licensures:

Communication Arts/Literature

Kelly McQuillan                              

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Education                          University of St. Thomas

Licensures:

Social Studies10

Lisa Purcell                        

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Education                               University of Utah

M.A., Education                               Harvard University

B.S., Social Sciences                          Hope College

                and History

                                        

Licensures:

 

Social Studies

English as a Second Language

Principal K-12

Marium Toure’                

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Education                  St. Mary’s University of Minnesota

B.S., Education                    University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Licensures:

Elementary Education

Mary Lambrecht                              

Degrees Earned                                             Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Mathematics Education     University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

                 

B.A., Education                                   University of Minnesota – Morris

Licensures:

Elementary Education

Communication Arts/Literature

Spanish

Natasha Parker                

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

B.A., English                                       Hampton University

Licensures:

Early Childhood Education

Nora Schull                        

Degrees Earned                                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

B.S., Dance and Theatre Arts        Minnesota State University - Mankato

Licensures:

Dance and Theatre

Paula Kilian                       

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

B.S., Education                           St. Cloud State University

B.A., Psychology                       University of St. Thomas

Licensures:

Elementary Education

Sara Naegeli                     

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Education                       Concordia University, St. Paul

B.S., Education                  Minnesota State University - Moorhead

Licensures:

Elementary Education

Pre-Primary

Sarah Wehrenberg                        

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Education               Concordia University, Portland Oregon

B.A., Science Education                                Bethel University

Licensures:

Life Sciences

Science 5-8

Sarah Loch                         

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

M.A., Education                 University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

B.A., Physical Education and Coaching   Concordia University, St. Paul

Licensures:

Physical Education

Health Education

Tommie Casey                 

Degrees Earned                                Institution at Which Degree Was Earned

Education Specialist                    University of St. Thomas

M.A., Education                  University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

B.A., English                                    Missouri Valley College

Licensures:

English/Language Arts

 

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While very few classroom teachers of the Minneapolis Public Schools hold doctoral degrees of the kind that some administrators hold from department, colleges, and schools of education, some do hold such degrees and many have master’s degrees from programs in these institutional entities.

 

Below is a compilation of academic degrees received by teachers of the Minneapolis Public Schools:

 

Degrees Held by Teachers in the Minneapolis Public Schools

 

Number of Teachers Who Hold Each of the Following as Their Most Advanced Degree

 

Grade        Bachelor’s     Master’s   Ed. D.     Ph. D.

Level

Taught

 

K-5                  515                872            22                   6

 

6-8                  172                 235              3                    5

 

9-12               289                 388                 5               11

 

 

 

 

Number of Teachers Who Hold a Master’s Degree or Ph. D. in a Field Other Than Education

 

Grade        Master’s   Ph. D.

Level

Taught

 

K-5                 56              -----

 

6-8                  23              -----

               

9-12               48                3

 

 

Percentage of Teachers with Master’s Degree in Education

vs. Teachers with Master’s Degree in Other Fields

 

Grade         Master’s Degree        Master’s Degrees

Level           in Education                 in Other Fields

Taught

 

K-5                    93.58%                             6.42%

 

6-8                     90.21%                             9.78%

               

9-12                  87.62%                         12.37%

 

 

Percentage of Teachers with Ph. D. in Education

vs. Teachers with Ph. D. Other Fields

 

Grade         Ph. D                               Ph. D.

Level           in Education                 in Other Fields

Taught

 

K-5                   100.00%                           0.00%

 

6-8                    100.00%                           0.00%

               

9-12                    81.25%                       18.37%

 

 

 

 

 

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