About Me…

I grew up in southeastern Wisconsin in the Milwaukee area.  After graduating from Port Washington High in 1998, I attended Xavier University where I completed a double major in Advertising & Philosophy in 2002.  While at Xavier, I studied abroad in Rome, which was one of the best experiences of my life.  After completing my Bachelors, I decided to try teaching overseas. I worked at the American School of Milan until I decided to get my Masters in Education at Cardinal Stritch University which I obtained in May of 2007.

After getting my degree, I moved to Sheboygan Wisconsin and started work at Pigeon River Elementary school for three years.  During those years, I worked as a fifth grade Teacher teaching all the core subjects. I was on a district wide Social Studies committee to aline our curricular with the state and national standards. I also helped with transition of Pigeon River Elementary school with the theme of Green Education. The years I spent at Pigeon River helped me form my solid foundation as an educator.

In May of 2007, I completed my Masters of Education, married my wife Heidi and moved to Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin where we live now.  I started teaching for University School of Milwaukee in the fall of 2008 and currently still work there.  Outside of working for USM, I enjoy speaking at conferences, instructing in technology and presenting workshops. A list of my speaking engagements under the presentation menu of the site. 

As for my current roles, I wear many hats:  
  • Teacher:  I am a middle school computer teacher for University School of Milwaukee.  Currently, I teach an 6th Grade World History Course and an 8th Grade International Relations course that I created.
  • Technology Coach:  Outside of my teaching time, I work as a technology coach for the staff in 3 of our divisions.  My role has me helping teachers to use Moodle as well as some other web 2.0 technologies in the classroom.  
  • Business Owner:  After moving to University School of Milwaukee, I started my own summer camp for kids entering 6th-12th grades. The company is called Thirdfloorgamers. These camps are great for kids to learn informational literacy, develop interpersonal skills as well as have clean fun with other kids.
  • Technology Enthusiast:  I love technology.  I like playing with new technology and finding a way for it to be brought into the classroom to further engage students and teachers.
  • Board Games: I love to play all kinds of games with all kinds of people. If you’re up for some fun give me a call.

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