Hello! My name is Mrs. Watzke and this is my new blog! I have been teaching since 2000 and have just finished my first year in the Bellevue Public Schools where I teach band to 7th and 8th graders at Mission Middle School and to 6th graders at Bertha Barber. Previously, I have taught middle school (gr 6-8) band in the Excelsior Springs School District in Excelsior Springs, MO and elementary band and strings at several elementary schools in the Shawnee Mission School District as well as high school band at Shawnee Mission East High School, also in SMSD, in Shawnee Mission, KS. I grew up in the Kansas City, MO area and attended college at Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO where I received my BS in Ed in 2000. In 2010, I completed my Master's in Conducting from the American Band College or Sam Houston State University. I was married in 2002 and have 2 beautiful daughters. When I'm not teaching or fulfilling my mom duties, I love to read, run, and dance.
I really enjoy technology. I think it makes all sorts of things 'come alive'. I am still trying to figure out how to integrate it in the band class room, but I'm keeping an open mind. I am not afraid to jump in to technology, however I am primarily a PC person. I recently received an iPad for Christmas and am looking forward to learning Macs in the fall!
