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NEW TEACHER CENTER-WISCONSIN STAFF
Resonating at the core of the Wisconsin and Dane County New Teacher Projects is the voice of the classroom teacher. Our staff and each of the trainers are grounded in quality professional development. More importantly, we know as lifelong educators that the best training comes from those who use the tools and strategies of quality mentoring in actual practice, a crucial qualification held by the Director and the Coordinator as well as all trainers.
Sharon Nelson, Program Director Mrs. Nelson is the Program Director of the New Teacher Center - Wisconsin (NTP-WI) and Midwest Regional Director for the New Teacher Center (NTC). Her experience as an educator includes 24 years as a high school science teacher, a year as the Teacher in Residence at the US Department of Education with Secretaries of Education Riley and Paige, and much work at the local, state, and national level regarding science education, teacher leadership and advocacy. Sharon’s induction work in Wisconsin includes: the Dane County New Teacher Project, a consortium of 15 school districts working together since 2002; the Southeast Wisconsin New Teacher Project, a consortium of 10 school districts that began in 2006; eight districts in the River Falls area; and five school districts in the Kimberly, WI, area, as well as other interested districts and agencies in the state. The NTC/WNTP partners with the Association of Wisconsin School Administrators for principal support in working with beginning teachers, with University of Wisconsin-Madison and Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee on mentor certificates, and others in the state on policy and advocacy issues. Sharon Nelson can be reached at 608.849.2858 or snelson@waunakee.k12.wi.us. Tom Howe, Program Coordinator Mr.
Howe is the Program Coordinator for the New
Teacher Center - Wisconsin (NTP-WI).
A graduate of UW-Stevens Point and Virginia Tech,
he has taught History and Social Studies for 25 years at the middle school, high school and university levels. Passionately interested in history and in good teaching, he has authored a book and article on the American Civil War while working with other educators to improve history teaching. With Ms. Nelson, he helped to organize and direct the 1999 Wisconsin Teacher Forum and its 2000 follow-up, both of which encouraged teacher leadership and education advocacy. Awards and honors for his work include the Wisconsin Teacher of the Year (1996), the United States-Russia-Ukraine Award for Excellence in Teaching (1997), Outstanding American History Teacher-John Bell Chapter of the DAR (1999), the Kohl Teacher Fellowship Award (1995), Madison's 100: named one of the 25 most influential Madisonians by Madison Magazine (1995), and the 1994 Teacher Appreciation Award, selected by Monona Grove High School seniors.
Tom Howe can be reached
at 608.849.2493 or
thomas_howe@mononagrove.org.
Melissa Ohm, Project Manager
A graduate of UW – Eau Claire, Melissa Ohm has over 15 years of experience in Human Resources focusing on employee development, mentoring, employee relations and recruitment programs. She most recently worked as a Human Resource Manager for GE Healthcare’s Service Division. Melissa’s passion for employee development and mentoring brought her to the New Teacher Center - Wisconsin in August, 2006. She can assist you with questions or needs you may have related to workshops, Dane County shared services, forums, Dane County committee meetings, University of Wisconsin credit information, and accounting. Melissa can be reached at 608.849.2270 or mohm@waunakee.k12.wi.us.
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