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Jan. 30, 2023

Nick Oswald, Celebrating 15 Years of Service to the University of Missouri

Nick Oswald’s career within the UM System began at Missouri S&T where he worked in MinerTech at the bookstore. In that role, he supported students with their computer questions and challenges. Our Director of Curriculum and IT, Angie Hammons, first met him while working in this role, and she quickly recruited him for her EdTech group at Missouri S&T.  In 2019, Hammons was again able to bring Oswald back to her team, this time at Mizzou Academy.  As an instructional developer for Mizzou Academy, Oswald helps the team of designers with technology and curriculum integration.  Oswald’s educational background…

Jan. 17, 2023

Book Series Release – Teaching Women’s and Gender Studies

“We (Kathryn and Jill) believe that Women’s and Gender Studies calls us to: think critically across disciplines and points of view; offer and celebrate more complete stories of history, culture, and identity; affirm a multiplicity of lived experiences and perspectives; and work to further the cause of justice while also reducing oppression and marginalization.” (Fishman-Weaver K. and Clingan J., 2023, pg. 15)  The book series they had to write. Women’s and Gender Studies (WGST) is not often taught in the middle and high school classroom. Mizzou Academy faculty and coauthors Dr. Kathryn Fishman-Weaver and Jill Clingan hope to help fill…

Jan. 15, 2023

Specialist Spotlight—Lisa Boyer

On January 5, 2023, Mizzou Academy held a Gratitude Luncheon.There, the team shared celebrations from 2022, recognized milestone work anniversaries, and announced the winter Honor Award nominees and recipient. The Honor Award is a peer-nominated recognition for excellence in our school community. It is open to all members of our team and awarded quarterly. This quarter, the team celebrated many outstanding nominees, including Ericca Thornhill, Brian Stuhlman, Tami Regan, Jessie Arnold, Chevi’ White, Julia Dunn, and Virginia Poehlman.  Executive Director Kathryn Fishman-Weaver announced that “many of our nominees and even our winner this quarter couldn’t be with us in person…

Jan. 14, 2023

An Eye for Excellence – Edna Conness, Student feature

At first, Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, executive director of Mizzou Academy, thought her voicemail message was spam. “The message mentioned a big national award and fancy camera kit prize. I thought it was one of those too good to be true messages, but then the caller named Edna Conness, our student, and I knew it was real.”  Edna Conness, a first year high school student with Mizzou Academy, was recently named the winner of the School Photographers of America (SPOA) National Student Photography Contest in the Creative category. SPOA is the national trade association for school photography and yearbooks.  Edna is the…