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Nicholas Eastman

• Ph.D., Georgia State University
• M.A.T., Southern Illinois University
• B.A., Southern Illinois University

Matthew Knoester

• Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Ed.M., Harvard University
• B.A., St. Olaf College

I became an educator because I find it endlessly fascinating. There are so many angles to think about teaching and education at all levels, from how to build trusting relationships with students, to thinking about ways to pursue research and inquiry with students, to analyzing educational policy. I began my career as a teacher at the high school level, then later became an elementary school teacher, then pursued a Ph.D. and became a college professor. Most of my K-12 teaching was in the Boston Public Schools. But my graduate work, research, and family connections brought me back to the midwest, and to a focus on educational research and teaching pre-service teachers. I teach courses generally focusing on literacy, elementary curricula, differentiating instruction, and educational assessment.

Jean Rigden

• M.A.E. in Educational Leadership, Marian College
• B.S.E. in Elementary Education, University of Wisconsin- Whitewater

I am an educator. I taught middle school for 9 years in three different school districts. I was a k-12 principal for 8 years. I began working at Ripon College in the Spring of 2010. I am licensed in Wisconsin as a Principal, Curriculum Director, Pupil Services Director, and 1-8 Grade Elementary Teacher and Math Teacher Grades 1-9. I teach courses in math education and the student teaching seminar. I have a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education from UW-Whitewater and a Master’s Degree in Educational Administration from Marian University. I grew up in Fond du Lac and have only lived in Wisconsin.

Touorizou Hervé Somé

• Ph.D. Social Foundations of Education, State University of New York at Buffalo
• Master’s degree in business with a specialization in project management (online), Aspen University
• M.A. African Literature
• B.A. Sociology-Anthropology, University of Ouagadougou
• B.A. African Literature