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Janis Friesler's 8th Grade at Frank Lloyd Wright Middle School
West Allis, WI
School Type: Public
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School Setting: Suburban
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Level: Middle
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School Design: Traditional
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The Education Alliance at Brown University
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Janis Friesler recently retired after teaching in the West
Allis-West Milwaukee Schools since 1968. She has a B.A. in English from
the University of California and a B.S. in Computer Science Education
from Cardinal Stritch Unversity in Milwaukee. Ms. Friesler started her
teaching career as an elementary teacher before moving to Frank Lloyd
Wright Middle School to teach language arts. She also served as an
adjunct faculty member at Cardinal Stritch University, teaching
educators how to integrate technology into their curriculums.
Ms. Friesler has presented projects and best practices in education
at conferences for many years. These conferences include the National Technology Conference in Nashville, the International Reading Conference in Toronto, and the Co-nect Annual Technology Conference in Toronto. She is a regular presenter at the Wisconsin State Reading
Conference and The Wisconsin Conference of Teachers of English. Last
year she presented, by invitation, at the Governor's Conference on
Educational Technology. She has won four national contests for her
units, including first prize in Co-nect Schools' 2001 National Project
Contest for the unit featured in this story, An Investigation of Heroism
through the Holocaust and Underground Railroad, and first prize in 2003 for an interdisciplinary unit on the Iditarod sled dog race.
Although retired from teaching, Ms. Friesler continues to
collaborate with teachers and former students from Frank Lloyd Wright
Middle School on the design of new multidisciplinary units. She also
consults on whole-school reform, integrated project-based learning, her
district's Six Trait Writing Model, and the integration of technology
into the classroom.
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