User:Wcbpolish

=About Wcbpolish=

Location
I was born and raised near Greenville, Michigan, and attended college at Cornerstone University from August 2002-May 2007. I taught science (6-12) as well as health, PE, math, and consumer life skills in Chefornak, Alaska from August 2007-May 2009. After leaving Alaska, I taught middle school science (6-8) at Emmanuel Christian School near Toledo, Ohio. Because my fiancée (now wife) was a Ph.D. student at the Mayo Clinic, I moved to Minnesota to be near her, and we lived in Rochester, MN for several years (2010-2016) Most recently, I am employed by Grand Rapids Public Schools and we are living back home "on the farm."

Work Experience
Secondary Science Teacher Chemistry and Biology Teacher
 * Grand Rapids Public Schools, Grand Rapids, MI August 31, 2016 -
 * Kasson-Mantorville School District, Kasson, MN	 August 2012 – July 2016
 * Taught courses in Chemistry, General Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science.
 * Provided an academically challenging classroom environment for all students, while providing scaffolding for students struggling with content.
 * Planned and supervised a variety of hands on activities including wet labs and field labs.
 * Fostered the integration of academic and “real-world” concepts by facilitating dialog between students and community experts.
 * Improved student achievement through lesson collaboration as part of the science department’s Professional Learning Community.
 * Assisted in the planning and promotion of inter-district activities and services as a member of the Zumbro Education District Advisory Council from 2013 through 2016.
 * Received recognition as Rochester Post-Bulletin’s Teacher of the Month in January 2015 and tenure after 3rd year of service.

Sales Associate Daily and Long Term Substitute Teacher
 * Rochester Fish and Pets
 * Provided information about and demonstrated animal care
 * Assisted customers in choosing the right care or food product for their needs
 * Ran cash register
 * Stocked and Faced shelves utilizing FIFO principles
 * Rochester Area School Districts:	 August 2011 – July 2012
 * Rochester, Kasson-Mantorville, Dover-Eyota, Stewartville, & Rochester Central Lutheran
 * Managed student behavior and maintained a safe classroom environment.
 * Presented lessons prepared by classroom teachers.

Part Time Biology Teacher/Lunchroom Aide/ECFE Classroom Aide/M.S. Gifted and Talented Teacher Seasonal Farm Hand Middle School Science Teacher Secondary Science Teacher Student Teaching Foodservice Aide Zookeeper Aide Custodian/Housekeeping Zoology Laboratory Assistant Foodservice Assistant
 * Montgomery-Lonsdale Schools, Montgomery, Minnesota    August 2010 - June 2011
 * Created and Implemented content-rich lessons for 10th grade biology students.
 * Developed middle school enrichment programs to engage students in scientific pursuits such as a regional ISEF science fair.
 * Maintained a safe and inviting school environment for students of all ages as a lunchroom monitor, an ECFE aide, and a positive adult role model.
 * Pine Flat Farms, Trufant, Michigan	Summers 2000 - 2007, 2009 - 2010
 * Operated farm machinery, moved and prepared irrigation equipment.
 * Emmanuel Christian School, Toledo, Ohio    August 2009 - June 2010
 * Designed and implemented lessons for general, life, and earth science courses.
 * Facilitated hands-on activities such as leaf collections, science fair projects, and lab activities.
 * Coordinated lab use and maintenance with other science faculty.
 * Promoted student involvement in community programs such as the ZOOTeen volunteer program and the ExxonMobil summer science camp.
 * Lower Kuskokwim School District, Bethel, Alaska	August 2007 – May 2009
 * Designed and implemented lessons to ELL students.
 * Assessed whether learning objectives had been met.
 * Maintained and ordered lab supplies and curriculum resources.
 * Tri County Area Schools, Sand Lake, Michigan	January 2007 – May 2007
 * Taught units in earth science and biology.
 * Developed activities to promote learning in regular and inclusion high school science classes.
 * Spectrum Health United Memorial Hospital, Greenville, Michigan	January 2007 – July 2007
 * Prepared and served food to residents in the Long Term Care Unit.
 * John Ball Zoo, Grand Rapids, Michigan	June 2006-September 2006
 * Prepared animal diets according to written and verbal directions.
 * Cleaned enclosures while following safety protocol.
 * Interacted with zoo guests to promote a positive experience.
 * Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan	September 2002 – December 2006
 * Cleaned Van Osdel Hall, reported safety and maintenance concerns.
 * Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan	January 2006 – May 2006
 * Maintained lab facilities and supplies such as microscopes and preserved specimens.
 * Organized transportation for field studies.
 * Prepared and presented material under the guidance of instructor.
 * Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan	September 2004 – December 2005
 * Washed dishes, arranged ready to eat items, maintained an orderly dishroom.

Leadership and Volunteer Involvement:
School Science Fairs	2006 – 2016
 * Judged middle and high school science fair projects at Algoma Christian School.
 * Organized the Chaputnguak science fair, grades 3-8.
 * Assisted with science fair preparation at Emmanuel Christian School, grades 8-10

First Lego League Robotics Competition	2008 – 2009
 * Initiated and coached the Chaputnguak “RoboShamans” team.
 * Co-coached the Emmanuel Christian “Warriors” team.

Michigan 4-H	2002 – 2007
 * Taught monthly lessons for the Sidney Lakers 4-H club.
 * Presented seminars and judged poultry activities in several counties.
 * Strengthened the poultry program in Montcalm County.

Rockford Freshman Center 	Fall 2006
 * Tutored freshman students in math and science.
 * Provided bi-weekly mentoring to at risk students.

Michigan Science Olympiad 	Spring 2005
 * Created, moderated, and assessed an event held at Montcalm Community college.
 * Directing students to event locations.

Community Rebuilders 	2003 – 2004
 * Interacted with elementary students by playing board games and reading stories.
 * Motivated at-risk students to achieve academic, social, and personal growth.

Technology Familiarity
Operating Systems Gradebook Programs
 * Familiar with both Windows and Macintosh
 * Engrade
 * RenWeb
 * JMC
 * Infinite Campus

Other Programs
 * Microsoft office
 * PowerPoint
 * Word
 * Excel
 * Google Applications:
 * Google Documents
 * Google Sheets
 * Google Presentations
 * Google Forms
 * SkillsTutor Online
 * FirstClass
 * TANDBERG videoconferencing
 * PowToon

Hobbies
I enjoy reading, a few video games (no time for this in my life anymore!), and my biggest hobby was raising fancy poultry. I have recently began raising Blattodea sp.

Pages that are in progress and I intend to edit or that I intend to create:

Pullorum

Stinkheads

Kellogg Bird Sanctuary

Indian Fields Park

Rumex arcticus

Mousefood

Authors I enjoy
C.S. Lewis

Richard Dawkins

Books I enjoy
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

LOTR

Wikisource: Full Text Books

=Links=

Class Links

 * Graph Paper
 * filamentality
 * Skills Tutor
 * Diffen- a compare and contrast website
 * Scale of the universe
 * Chemistry Matters - Student Webpage
 * Christian Educator's Association International
 * Jason Neil's Stuff

Science Current Events

 * Science News
 * Popular Science
 * Vital Signs

Chemistry

 * Flinn Lab Safety Video
 * Absorb Chemistry - the only tutorial I have looked at thus far is the Hard Water one.
 * ChemFiesta - lots of great worksheets
 * Khan Academy Videos
 * BBC Elements Podcasts
 * Blank set of 4 orbital diagrams

Chem Comm Water Unit

 * List of MN Fish Kill articles

Physics

 * Jason Neil Physics

Environmental Science

 * Power Up Alt energy Game
 * C&EN Speaking of Chemistry videos- Env. topics
 * How Big Is that Tree Teachers Guide
 * How Big Is that Tree Worksheet
 * DIY Skills badge - Idea for Environmental Science?

Life Science

 * Upper Peninsula Tree Key
 * USFWS Endangered Plants of the Midwest
 * Ecological Succession
 * Commoner's Laws of Ecology
 * Letter 'e' Lab
 * Letter 'e' Lab
 * Say it with DNA activity
 * Say it with DNA activity (another version)
 * Bird songs


 * Candy Dichotomous key
 * Hidden History of Men
 * Random Biology Handouts

Anatomy

 * Muscles Unit

Earth Science

 * Permafrost Outreach UAF
 * What's up with the Weather Graphing Activity
 * American Meteorological Society Data
 * Solar system Model
 * THEMIS Mars
 * Biomes
 * World Calendars

Language and Vocabulary

 * [Prefixes]
 * [suffixes]
 * List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes
 * Greek and Latin roots in English
 * Latin Name Meanings
 * Latin Words
 * MSU word roots

Yup'ik

 * Yupik Dictionary
 * Uyaquk
 * Blog from Kong
 * Making Mukluks
 * making moccasins- good patterns
 * Documentary: The Yup'ik Way
 * Yup'ik Central Eskimo Language Guide and More
 * List of Yup'ik words
 * Yup'ik wikipedia!!
 * Yup'ik Exhibit at the Anchorage Museum
 * Blog about CYF
 * Video of Joe Avugiak
 * Flickr of Felix and Rose
 * Yup'ik Words
 * Yup'ik Names
 * Yup'ik Stories
 * this page has a reading of some of the Bible in Yupik

General Church

 * Meal Prayers
 * Types of Crosses
 * The Role of Women in the Church
 * Women's Ordination
 * Mars Hill Church (Seattle)
 * Infant Baptism
 * Working out Salvation- John Wesley Sermon
 * Solo/Sola Scriptura
 * Metrical Psalms
 * metrical psalms
 * Weird Christians (smells and bells)

Online Bibles

 * Skeptics Annotated Bible
 * Blue Letter Bible
 * English Standard Version
 * King James (see quizzes for each chapter)
 * ESV BoCP Devotions
 * Mr. Nick Reading the Gospel of John
 * Bible Comics
 * Psalms in Comic Form

Denominations

 * Denominations map
 * Chart Comparing Orthodox, Protestant, Catholic beliefs

Reformed

 * Reformed Confessions Audio

Lutheran

 * Society for Lutheran Liturgy
 * St. Augustine's House Lutheran Monastery
 * Lutheran Order of Matins
 * Common service book of the Lutheran Church 1917
 * LSB Music
 * More scans of LSB hymns from Hymnary.org
 * Music Files linked to LSB page numbers
 * Lutheran Service Book Sampler .pdf
 * Book of Concord Online
 * St. John's Lutheran Church in Webster, MN
 * Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester, MN
 * Around the Word Devotions
 * Daily Bible Meditation
 * Lutheran Public Radio
 * Faith Lutheran Church Video Lectures
 * Withertongue
 * Concordia Seminary Chapel
 * Pr. Donovan Riley
 * Banned Books Podcast

Evangelical Covenant

 * Set Theory in Christianity
 * Bounded and Centered Sets in Christianity
 * Mission Friends- Membership Class booklet for ECC
 * ECC in Alaska
 * History of the ECC

Baptist

 * Community Baptist Church (New Prague)
 * Emmanuel Baptist Church (Toledo)
 * Converge Worldwide (formerly Baptist General Convention (Swedish roots)
 * Northbridge Church

Orthodox

 * Confession: Protestant --> Orthodox
 * Journeys to Orthodoxy
 * Orthodox Prayers
 * Roads from Emmaus- an Orthodox Blog

Catholic

 * Most Holy Rosary- Grandpa Dean's Church
 * Mass Chants for new missal
 * Soliloquies of St. Augustine

Anglican

 * St. Paul's- the Church I was baptized at
 * Solid People- Anglican (Episcopal Missionary Church) Blog
 * The Old High Churchman Blog
 * BOCP musical settings
 * Book of Common Prayer 1928
 * Book of Common Prayer - Easy to Use
 * Coverdale Psalter- not versified
 * Liturgy for Enthronement of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby
 * Online Book of Common Prayer
 * ACNA Morning and Evening Prayer
 * Cradle of Prayer Podcasts - play in browser
 * St. George's Anglican Podcasts - play in browser
 * Anglican Radio - Plays immediately upon opening
 * Traditional REC Resources
 * Nashotah House Evensong
 * Anglican Homilies
 * Trinity Mission Daily Offices

Stuff I find interesting

 * How to Butcher a Pig
 * Floating Sheep Maps
 * Ambelopoulia
 * Sauropod Vertebrate Picture of the Week Blog
 * Omniology?
 * Zollman Zoo
 * Seek Job Opportunities
 * Uncyclopedia... for fun
 * Recycle gadgets and get $$
 * Mantis Place
 * Answers Research Journal
 * Polish Breeder's Club
 * Stuff Dutch People Like

Personal Links

 * Wcbpolish on Wikimedia
 * My Photobucket Account
 * Youtube
 * Wedding Blog
 * Gort Family Tree

Running

 * Running Results
 * Run New Prague
 * Minnesota Distance Running Association

Foods

 * Food Nutrients
 * Canning foods
 * Fry Bread Recipe
 * Akutaq
 * Falling Fruit - Maps of Urban Harvest
 * Rob Green - Freegan
 * Grocery Store Waste

Entertainment

 * Grooveshark
 * Pandora Radio
 * 98.5 KTIS- Christian Radio Station near the Twin Cities
 * WCSG- Christian Radio Station, Grand Rapids, MI

School Links

 * RENWEB
 * Adcore
 * Edhelper
 * Engrade
 * Discovery Education
 * Montgomery-Lonsdale ISD #394
 * Kasson-Mantorville High School
 * LKSD
 * Emmanuel Christian
 * Christian Educators Association International (Christian Teacher's Union)
 * Jobspot

Invertebrates

 * Happy1892 on Blattelidae

Rochester, MN

 * Quarry Hill Nature Center
 * Blue Moon Ballroom
 * Florist