Katie Hess
Elementary 2-3 Grade
Hi! I'm Katie Hess and have been an early childhood educator for the past 18 years. I have a masters degree in early childhood education from Millersville University and a reading specialty certification from Kutztown University. My professional experiences include teaching kindergarten, first, and second grade, both in Lancaster and Berks counties. Besides early childhood education, I am passionate about integrating purposeful technology into my instruction. I recently became a certified Apple Teacher, Google Certified Educator, and Seesaw Ambassador. My husband, daughter, and I enjoy traveling and exploring new places (especially those with beach access). We also enjoy our down time at home with our shelter-rescued pets and spoiled golden retriever. Fun fact! I was a contestant on the show Wheel of Fortune and won a trip to Hawaii!
Here's what course participants are saying about EDU 957:
"The assignments were very valuable and could be implemented immediately in the classroom. The knowledge gained was very relevant to an early childhood classroom."
"I absolutely love the different resources that we used that were very age-appropriate. We were able to use different apps to help engage the students as well as use the program to help keep in touch with our parents!"
"I was able to take everything we learned from the course and use it with my students immediately."
"Katie Hess was absolutely fantastic! She was kind and helpful, and her communication was excellent. Her materials were relevant and I thought she did a fantastic job managing the course with us."
"My instructor was always available and supportive throughout the entire course. Her Zoom lessons were interesting and she was very efficient in grading our projects and providing feedback to me."
Testimonials
"It gave me lots of new resources and ideas to take to my remote classroom"
"I thought the authenticity of the materials with the course were excellent as well as the age-appropriate programs that we used. I was able to take everything we learned from the course and use it with my students immediately."
"This course allowed me to connect with educators outside of my district and learn about different apps/websites being used. The readings and assignments were practical and gave a broad overview of digital resources, specific to young learners."
"The resources in this course were wonderful. They were helpful in finding ways to get students to use technology in the classroom and make it meaningful."
"My instructor took in to account that we have full time teaching jobs that require us to do much more work than in the past, so she paced it out well. "
