High School Teachers
High School Teachers
Anne Cameron
joined MNVA in August 2008 and is currently a High School Business Teacher. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business education from the University of North Dakota and her master’s degree in education from St. Mary’s University. She is passionate about teaching career and technical education courses and feels they offer students the skills necessary for a smooth transition from school into the working world. Anne is excited to be teaching in a progressive program like K¹².
Gina Busch holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin, with a Pre-K-12 certification. In addition, she has taken multimedia and graphic design courses at Viterbo University in La Crosse, WI. She has more than six years of teaching experience, which includes teaching students in elementary grades and high school. She spent the last four years teaching elementary art at a small charter school in Dakota, MN, as well as the last three years online with Houston Public Schools. Gina has been with MNVA high school since the start of the 2008-2009 school year and believes that MNVA is a wonderful program. She enjoys working with all the families and teaching art to her students.
Deirdre Erb began teaching Latin for MNVA in the fall of 2008. She is a graduate of Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she earned a BA in Classical Languages. She earned a master’s degree in Classical Languages from Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania and has taught Latin at both the middle and high school levels for over 12 years. She has enjoyed her venture into online teaching and looks forward to imparting her love of the Latin language to students in the program. She also began a Community Service Club at MNVA and hopes to see this group grow and spread their passion to serve others throughout Minnesota.
Kelsy Flowers graduated from the University Wisconsin River Falls in the spring of 2009 with a double major in health and physical education. She joined MNVA-HS in fall 2009 as the health and physical education teacher. Kelsy has worked students since she was in high school. Prior to joining MNVA, she worked on an elementary program with the Rochester school district. She chose to teach at MNVA-HS because she enjoys learning about and using technology. “Technology is what this generation grew up on and I am excited to be a part of a program that caters to this generation’s needs and interests. I also enjoy working with high school aged students and I look forward to working with all of my students on an individual basis.”
Chris Johnson graduated from Bethel University in 2001 with a double major in history and secondary education: social studies. After substitute teaching in St. Paul for a year, he began a four-year teaching placement at Northwest Passage High School, a charter school that used expeditionary and project-based education. In 2007, Chris earned his master’s of education from Bethel University and began working for MNVA. Chris enjoys working with the staff and students at MNVA, and is excited to see the high school grow.
Rebekah Jorgensen joined MNVA in the fall of 2008. She received a bachelor’s degree in German with a minor in mathematics at Concordia College, Moorhead, and is finishing her master’s degree in teaching at Hamline University. Before joining MNVA, she served as a substitute teacher for many schools in the Twin Cities metro area, and then taught for a year at Augsburg Academy in downtown Minneapolis before beginning online teaching at the MN Center of Online Learning and MN Virtual Academy.
Janine Lohman joined the MNVA staff in 2007 and is currently a high school mathematics teacher. Janine previously taught middle and high school mathematics in the Mankato area. Her teaching experience includes teaching seventh through 12th-grade mathematics, as well as College Algebra and College Trigonometry. She received her master’s degree in teaching from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Janine enjoys teaching mathematics and welcomes the unique challenges and successes of educating in a virtual environment.
Ann Lopez joined MNVA staff this year. She earned her bachelor’s degree in K-12 Spanish education and her K-8 degree in elementary education with a specialty in Spanish from Bethel University. Before joining MNVA, Ann worked as a high school Spanish teacher at a charter school in Anoka. She is passionate about Spanish and loves to share that passion with her students.
Jennifer Miller has been a teacher with the Minnesota Virtual Academy since 2004. She received her bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education (English), and is currently an English teacher with the Minnesota Virtual Academy High School. She enjoys working with high school students seeing the growth and satisfaction that those in this age group experience. Jennifer has a true passion to see her students succeed, and embraces the idea that not everyone fits into the traditional classroom mold. Her opinion on online education is that “... online education is an amazing vehicle for so many.”
Laura Reasoner joined MNVA high school in fall 2008 and is currently the Student Support Assistant. She graduated from Winona State University in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. At MNVA, Laura enjoys working with students in the online environment and is dedicated to helping all students find success.
Mary Beth Stromback joined the MNVA staff in August of 2008. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls and a master’s degree in education from Winona State University. She has 20 years of experience teaching several different science courses at Winona Senior High School, Winona, Minnesota. Her prior teaching experience also includes developing and implementing a high school science curriculum for at-risk students at the Winona Area Learning Center. She is excited about the K¹² science curriculum and hopes to share her enthusiasm with the wonderful students at MNVA.
Lan Tan was born and grew up in China. Before joining MNVA, she had taught Chinese as a foreign language in colleges and high schools in China, Australia, and in the United States. She is excited about joining MNVA, where she can use her teaching experience and her knowledge about the Chinese language and culture, as well as the technology that’s present in online education. Mrs. Tan received her first master’s degree in applied linguistics from Nanjing University and another master’s degree in computing from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Her PhD thesis is about computer-assisted language learning.
Gina Busch holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin, with a Pre-K-12 certification. In addition, she has taken multimedia and graphic design courses at Viterbo University in La Crosse, WI. She has more than six years of teaching experience, which includes teaching students in elementary grades and high school. She spent the last four years teaching elementary art at a small charter school in Dakota, MN, as well as the last three years online with Houston Public Schools. Gina has been with MNVA high school since the start of the 2008-2009 school year and believes that MNVA is a wonderful program. She enjoys working with all the families and teaching art to her students.
Deirdre Erb began teaching Latin for MNVA in the fall of 2008. She is a graduate of Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she earned a BA in Classical Languages. She earned a master’s degree in Classical Languages from Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania and has taught Latin at both the middle and high school levels for over 12 years. She has enjoyed her venture into online teaching and looks forward to imparting her love of the Latin language to students in the program. She also began a Community Service Club at MNVA and hopes to see this group grow and spread their passion to serve others throughout Minnesota.
Kelsy Flowers graduated from the University Wisconsin River Falls in the spring of 2009 with a double major in health and physical education. She joined MNVA-HS in fall 2009 as the health and physical education teacher. Kelsy has worked students since she was in high school. Prior to joining MNVA, she worked on an elementary program with the Rochester school district. She chose to teach at MNVA-HS because she enjoys learning about and using technology. “Technology is what this generation grew up on and I am excited to be a part of a program that caters to this generation’s needs and interests. I also enjoy working with high school aged students and I look forward to working with all of my students on an individual basis.”
Chris Johnson graduated from Bethel University in 2001 with a double major in history and secondary education: social studies. After substitute teaching in St. Paul for a year, he began a four-year teaching placement at Northwest Passage High School, a charter school that used expeditionary and project-based education. In 2007, Chris earned his master’s of education from Bethel University and began working for MNVA. Chris enjoys working with the staff and students at MNVA, and is excited to see the high school grow.
Rebekah Jorgensen joined MNVA in the fall of 2008. She received a bachelor’s degree in German with a minor in mathematics at Concordia College, Moorhead, and is finishing her master’s degree in teaching at Hamline University. Before joining MNVA, she served as a substitute teacher for many schools in the Twin Cities metro area, and then taught for a year at Augsburg Academy in downtown Minneapolis before beginning online teaching at the MN Center of Online Learning and MN Virtual Academy.
Janine Lohman joined the MNVA staff in 2007 and is currently a high school mathematics teacher. Janine previously taught middle and high school mathematics in the Mankato area. Her teaching experience includes teaching seventh through 12th-grade mathematics, as well as College Algebra and College Trigonometry. She received her master’s degree in teaching from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Janine enjoys teaching mathematics and welcomes the unique challenges and successes of educating in a virtual environment.
Ann Lopez joined MNVA staff this year. She earned her bachelor’s degree in K-12 Spanish education and her K-8 degree in elementary education with a specialty in Spanish from Bethel University. Before joining MNVA, Ann worked as a high school Spanish teacher at a charter school in Anoka. She is passionate about Spanish and loves to share that passion with her students.
Jennifer Miller has been a teacher with the Minnesota Virtual Academy since 2004. She received her bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education (English), and is currently an English teacher with the Minnesota Virtual Academy High School. She enjoys working with high school students seeing the growth and satisfaction that those in this age group experience. Jennifer has a true passion to see her students succeed, and embraces the idea that not everyone fits into the traditional classroom mold. Her opinion on online education is that “... online education is an amazing vehicle for so many.”
Laura Reasoner joined MNVA high school in fall 2008 and is currently the Student Support Assistant. She graduated from Winona State University in 2006 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. At MNVA, Laura enjoys working with students in the online environment and is dedicated to helping all students find success.
Mary Beth Stromback joined the MNVA staff in August of 2008. She holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls and a master’s degree in education from Winona State University. She has 20 years of experience teaching several different science courses at Winona Senior High School, Winona, Minnesota. Her prior teaching experience also includes developing and implementing a high school science curriculum for at-risk students at the Winona Area Learning Center. She is excited about the K¹² science curriculum and hopes to share her enthusiasm with the wonderful students at MNVA.
Lan Tan was born and grew up in China. Before joining MNVA, she had taught Chinese as a foreign language in colleges and high schools in China, Australia, and in the United States. She is excited about joining MNVA, where she can use her teaching experience and her knowledge about the Chinese language and culture, as well as the technology that’s present in online education. Mrs. Tan received her first master’s degree in applied linguistics from Nanjing University and another master’s degree in computing from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Her PhD thesis is about computer-assisted language learning.