Workshop Faculty & Staff
Master Teachers
Craig Hattam (Hibbing High School, Hibbing) Craig is a geography teacher who has made numerous geography education presentations at local, state, and national levels. Craig has received several awards from the Minnesota Council for Economic Education, the American Express National Geography Competition, and the National Council for Geographic Education.
Fred Kunze After many years as a social studies teacher, Fred became the technology trainer in his district. Since retirement, he continues to conduct education technology seminars throughout Minnesota through his classroom technology integration training business.
Michelle Leba (Washington Technology Magnet School, St. Paul) Michelle is a middle school geography teacher and a member of the MAGE Steering Committee. She is the Minnesota State Coordinator for the National Geographic Society Geography ACTION! program.
Mary Mohr-Scinocca (Westwood Middle School, Spring Lake Park) Mary is a twenty-year veteran teacher of English-Social Studies interdisciplinary teaching. She has made several presentations at the state and national levels about literacy in the social studies.
Kelly Swanson (Johnson High School, St. Paul) Kelly teaches one of the first AP Geography courses offered in Minnesota . His course syllabus was published in the ETS AP Geography Teachers’ Guide. Recently, Kelly was on staff at the Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth.
Paula Verstegen (Lake Elmo Elementary School) Paula is a thirty-year veteran teacher who has made numerous geography education presentations around the state and currently serves as the National Geographic Society’s Materials Demonstrator for Minnesota. Paula was also a 2003 finalist for “Teacher of the Year” in Minnesota.
Workshop Administrators, Faculty & Staff
Steve Jongewaard , Ph.D. (Hamline University , Education Department) ACTC Representative
David Lanegran , Ph.D. (Macalester College , Geography Department) Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education Coordinator
JoAnn Trygestad , Ph.D. (ISD# 196/Hamline University)
Workshop Director
Sue El-Eid (Macalester College Geography Department/MAGE) MAGE Administrative Assistant |
