Jena Sherry

Experience

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  St. Mary's School

  Jun 1995 - Aug 1996

  Gr 7 & 8 Teacher

  Gr 6 Math, Gr 7 Pre-Algebra, Gr 8 Algebra, Gr 7 & 8 Art, Gr 7 & 8 Social Studies, Gr 7 & 8 Science

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  Kickapoo Area School District

  Aug 2000 - Aug 2012

  Young Astronauts is an after school Gifted and Talented program. Each year, we choose a different aspect of space to focus on and create a project to demonstrate our learning. Quiz Bowl is an after school Gifted and Talented program for middle school students. We meet and study various topics to prepare for a competition against other local schools. The District Technology Committee makes recommendations for technology-related purchases and for curriculum. I was the assistant to the District's Director of Technology to write the last two Technology Plans. This position morphed from elementary (4th grade Science) to middle and high school (Algebra) positions in Math, Science, Social Studies, and Language Arts. I was fortunate to help transition the 6th grade as an elementary grade level to being a part of the middle school. Kickapoo Area Schools is fortunate to have 300+ acres of prairie, school forest and wetlands most of which has been donated or soon will be from the Griffin Trust. The KGLST oversees the land management plan and ensures that the wishes of Mr. and Mrs. Griffin are carried out according to their wishes - kept in its natural state and used for arboreal studies. I coordinated the GT programs in my District and managed the budget. I was president of the Mississippi Valley Gifted and Talented Association for three years.

  • Young Astronauts Coach

    Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Middle School Quiz Bowl Coach

    Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  • Technology Committee Member

    Aug 2005 - Aug 2012

  • Gr 6 Social Studies, Grs 6 & 7 Science

    Aug 1996 - Aug 2012

  • Kickapoo-Griffin Land Stewardship Team

    May 2000 - May 2010

  • Gifted and Talented Programs Coordinator

    Aug 2000 - Oct 2007
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  Innovative Educator Consulting

  Dec 2011 - Jul 2013

  Technology Trainer

  Innovative Educator Consulting hosts The Connected Educator Summer Technology Symposiums at various locations in SW Wisconsin and SE Minnesota. These are three-day workshops for educators, taught by educators. In the summer of 2012, I am slated to teach "Cutting Edge Technology Tools."

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  Wisconsin Virtual Academy (WIVA)

  Aug 2012 - Aug 2016

  Middle School Math Teacher
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  Remind (formerly Remind101)

  Jan 2013 - now

  Advisor

  Member of the Teacher Advisory Board ~ Give advice on product features, Web design and classroom implementation

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  Viroqua Middle School

  Aug 2016 - now

  Middle School Math teacher

  I get to hang with the awesome 7th graders at VMS and get to help them with Math.

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  VOSSETEIG FUNERAL HOME, INC

  May 2020 - now

  • Office Manager

    Jun 2021 - now

  • Funeral Home Assistant

    May 2020 - now