4th grade teacher. Always looking to connect students w/good role models (scientists etc). Yale, JohnCarroll, TECdeMty. ♥️BostonTerriers!
Aurora, IL
Joined April 2013
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Played soccer w/ 3rd graders for about 15 seconds & almost keeled over. Student: "You never know when Mr Kantz is going to die." 🤨 Student 2: "I hope it's when I'm in college!" Thank you for giving me 10 more yrs. And more importantly WE ARE COLLEGE-BOUND! Yes! @SchulzePanthers
Grateful for the friendship we've developed with our favorite scientist @alexxsaladbar, who spent 90 minutes (!) today in a wide-ranging conversation with students in my afterschool group, most of whom first talked to her 2yrs ago while in 3rd grade (now in 5th). @SchulzePanthers
My homeroom participated in a fascinating @EBTSOYP session today with Paige Arthur of @NASAJPL. We learned about her work on @MissionToPsyche: a spacecraft on its way to the asteroid belt to study an asteroid made of metal. @SchulzePanthers @IrvingISD
What a cool @EBTSOYP session today w/ Mai Fahmy who told us about her fieldwork in Madagascar, where she collects leeches & analyzes DNA in their guts (from blood they have consumed) in order to monitor population levels of animals such as lemurs. Who even thinks of that?!😂
Just picked up 3 new-ish scientist memoirs by: @DoctorGladys (gorilla conservation), @ltelkins (NASA's @MissionToPsyche), and @mcmsharksxx (sharks!)
Today I did an informational interview via Zoom w/ a college student re: careers in English teaching abroad. I guess I've come full circle as it was advice obtained in this way (30 yrs ago!) that set me on the path to teaching in Mexico, where I ended up spending 9 yrs of my life
By the way, it's easy for interested teachers to sign up for four similar Zoom events that will be held in the spring: texasfarmbureau.org/youth/ag…
My after school club (3rd-5th graders) had the chance to ask questions about life in "the old days" when we Zoomed recently with this lovely young 80-something couple, a.k.a. my mommy and daddy! @SchulzePanthers
Today my 3rd graders participated in an interesting @TexasFarmBureau Farm from School program via Zoom and learned first-hand about sugar cane farming in the Rio Grande Valley from farmer @bwildebeast. @SchulzePanthers
After school club (4th-5th gr) had a wonderful Zoom chat w/ our awesome scientist friend @alexxsaladbar who shared info about her path to becoming a #1stgen college student, her experiences as a #LatinaInSTEM & her work w/ electron microscopes @scrippsresearch. @SchulzePanthers
My 3rd graders (& a few 4th) had a great @EBTSOYP session today w/ @alearteagath who told us about his field work in the Amazon rainforest, where he has discovered new species of snakes & other animals. Muchas gracias por compartir sus experiencias con nosotros! @SchulzePanthers
College Colors Day and we're reppin' @UTArlington (x2), @UCLA, @UTAustin and @woffordcollege! @SchulzePanthers
Our favorite scientist! Thanks again, Alex! @SchulzePanthers @irvingisd
Started my Monday by decorating my desk with letters from @paulkantz awesome 3rd grade class!! 🤩💓 So thankful I had the opportunity to meet them and teach them about cells, proteins, and share my love of microscopy 🔬❄️🥹
