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Jessica Stuecklen

[|Technology Portfolio] I'm an Oregon native and a recent transplant to the Seattle area. I received my B.A. from Prescott College in Adventure Education. For the past six years I've been working in outdoor and environmental education. My work took me to California to work for The Outdoor School, Chadwick School, Marin Country Day School, Greenwood School, Outward Bound, and The Boojum Institute for Experiential Education. In the summers I would return to Mazama, Washington to work for Outward Bound. My love of the Northwest and the North Cascades has led me to pursue higher education in this area; and eventually a career and home here.

My background in outdoor education provided me with an array of hands-on, experiential lessons and activities. I am excited to integrate this learning into a formal classroom setting. I am committed to meeting the needs of diverse learners. I encourage students to develop curiosity, to question the world, and to explore. I value, and have formal training in student management skills. This has taught me to encourage reflection and interpersonal skills amongst my students.

I bring a love of reading, writing, speech and debate, journalism, knitting, jewelry-making, photography, sketching, screen printing, primitive skills, and ethnobotany (human uses of plants) to my teaching.

Recently I have discovered the necessity and value of technology in education. The purpose of this page is to explore new tech tools that can aid teaching and comprehension.