Meet+the+Teachers

The Mitchell Middle School 7th & 8th grade science teachers.

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 * Name and Grade
 * Educational Experiences
 * Motivation for helping students become successful



Kim Wendt 8th Grade Science My journey began at Carthage College where I majored in biology and then later went back for my masters in education. I taught for two years at the Racine Zoo before deciding I wanted to have my own classroom. I was hired to be a part of Mitchell Middle School for the 2005-2006 school year and have never looked back. I love the staff and students and I can't imagine myself teaching anywhere else. I also coach track and volleyball, am the yearbook advisor and Dj the school dances. I believe in giving students the kind of environment that will allow them to excel and succeed in the real world. Our current classroom environment is far from adequate. I am dedicated to change that and I will do whatever it takes to give our students a better educational environment! Elizabeth Kloc 8th Grade Science Growing up I always had a drive for teaching and loved school! I graduated from the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelor of Science. I taught 3 years at a Milwaukee Charter School before making the move to Mitchell Middle School in Racine. I have been teaching at Mitchell for 3 years and enjoy the relationships and the environment that staff has built for the students. It is an incredible place where teachers are dedicated to their teaching and their students! I know that students are our future and being part of their lives by strengthening their skills and providing them with a rich learning experiences will provide us with a hard working and dedicated community. Our current classroom does not give our students the necessary resources and does not help them make connections to their own experiences and lives. We are all working together to provide what our students need and determined!!! Thanks for your support!! 

Joan Ticha 7th Grade Science I was born and raised here in Racine. I graduated from UW-Parkside with a B.S. in Biology and spent some time working in a Physiology research lab at the Medical College of WI. although it was very interesting work, it was not something that i wanted to turn into a career. I returned to school and earned my teaching certification from Mount Mary College. This is now my sixth year of teaching and I am confident that i have made the right career choice. One thing that keeps me going is the philosophy that if you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten. For this reason, I embrace change and i look forward to being part of this positive change at Mitchell Middle School.