Mr. Learn

The 2024-25 school year will be my thirteenth at Amundsen. I did my student teaching at Amundsen in 2012, the same year I graduated from Northeastern Illinois University, and I liked it so much that I never left. I'm proud to teach at Amundsen because of the positive reputation it has built thanks to the dedicated staff members, at all levels, in all content areas, at each grade level, who work tirelessly everyday to make a difference in the lives of the students that they teach. I was so inspired by the incredible educators who surround me at Amundsen that I returned to NEIU in the fall of 2018 to get my master's degree as a reading specialist. I completed that degree in the spring of 2021. In addition to my roll as a teacher at Amundsen, I'm also the Service Learning Coordinator, sponsor of the Student Voice Committee 

 

My goal as an educator is to impart my students with knowledge and skills that will help make them successful beyond the walls of the classroom, in all walks of their lives. In my classes, students learn to write for a specific purpose, speak publicly and think critically. Students take the lead in directing their learning about topics of interest to them that are related to the content area. They also take ownership of their learning by designing and completing their own projects that demonstrate their mastery of the skill.

Learning about civics at Amundsen is not based on a textbook, instead it features a flexible curriculum that includes a variety of engaging interactive lessons reflecting best practices in civic education. There will be discussion of controversial public issues, students will participate in simulations (or actual) democratic processes, procedures, and provide opportunities to interact authentically with policymakers and other community resources.

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