‘Alumni’ Category
Megan Schroepfer ’13
Major: Elementary Education What have you been doing since graduation, e.g. employment, education, family, etc., and any future goals. After I graduated from Gustavus last year I moved to Jackson, MN and found a job as a Preschool teacher at a Daycare Center/Preschool. I absolutely love every second I get to spend with my two and […]
Maria (Siegle) Fadden ’09
Major: Elementary Education What have you been doing since graduation, e.g. employment, education, family, etc., and any future goals. I’m teaching my sixth year in first grade at Park Elementary in Le Sueur, MN. My first year at Park was a graduate teaching fellowship through MSU Mankato, where I worked full time as a first grade […]
Becky Swenson ’05
Major: Elementary Education What have you been doing since graduation, e.g. employment, education, family, etc., and any future goals. After graduation from GAC I decided that I wanted to teach abroad. I found the program WorldTeach and taught English in Costa Rica. While being there I learned about Immersion education. When I came back to […]
Tammy Rademacher ’96
Major: Physical Science Teaching What have you been doing since graduation, e.g. employment, education, family, etc., and any future goals. After GAC I taught for 4 years in Pipestone, MN. For the past 14 years I’ve taught in Waunakee, WI. I currently teach Physics, Physics II and the Project Lead The Way Principles of Engineering […]
Jaime Quam Winchell ’02
Major: K-6 Elementary Education, 5-8 Math, with a Coaching Minor What have you been doing since graduation, e.g. employment, education, family, etc., and any future goals. I started my career teaching Kindergarten at Goodhue Elementary School. I then worked for the Goodhue Education District as a contracted substitute for Preschools, Level 3, 4 & 5 SPED […]
Kristen Wilking ’06
Major: Elementary Education What have you been doing since graduation, e.g. employment, education, family, etc., and any future goals. I was lucky enough to snag a position in the same Shakopee elementary school I did my student teaching at through Gustavus. Since then, I’ve taught first grade, second grade, and fifth grade. Last year, I was […]
Brittany Erickson (Holm) ’11
Major: Secondary Life Science Major What have you been doing since graduation, e.g. employment, education, family, etc., and any future goals. I’m in my fourth year of teaching at Wheaton Area Schools. It is a small school district. I teach a wide variety of classes: life science 7, earth science 8, physical science, biology, chemistry, and […]
2014 Education Graduates
Education graduates from the class of 2014 gather in Old Main for a group photo before graduation. Of the 37 graduates, 20 currently have teaching positions lined up for the fall. We know the rest will be finding positions soon. Good luck and keep in touch!!
Dr. Moos publishes with Amanda Miller (’13)
Dr. Daniel Moos co-authored an article in British Journal of Education, Society & Behavioural Science with Amanda Miller, an Elementary Education graduate from Gustavus Adolphus College (’13). This study examined how epistemological beliefs (EB) and self-regulated learning beliefs (SRLB) affect pre-service teachers’ evaluation of lesson plans. The sample included 33 pre-service teachers, all of whom […]
Graduation 2013
Education majors from the class of 2013 gather on the steps of Old Main for a final photo.