Aquinas High School
SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
MRS. KAREN M.K. JANKOWSKI
Educational Background
My undergraduate degree is in Microbiology from UW - LaCrosse. I have worked in cancer research and in the hospital setting. I then achieved my teaching licensure through NORDA college. I have done 24 credits of graduate classes in Human Biology with Clemson University.
Educational Experience
+ years with Aquinas Catholic Schools
+ years total teaching experience
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Teaching is a second career for myself. I have worked at the UW-Comprehensive Cancer Center (now Carbone Cancer Center) researching lung cancer. I have also worked in the a few hospitals at various capacities in the OB, Med/Surg and ER departments. I then went into teaching to bring my experiences into the classroom. I have taught Chemistry one year at Sparta when their teacher was deployed to Iraq, I have student taught at Black River Falls Middle School, and taught five years at Mauston, where I taught Physical Science, Biology, Zoology, RTI Physical science, RTI Biology and RTI Human Biology. I have now been at Aquinas High school the last four years teaching AP Chemistry and General Chemistry. I am a wife and mother to three wonderful sons, and I have three dogs. I love to garden, art, and be in warm sunny locations.
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MY CLASSROOM
I try to apply real world scientific and medical applications to the lessons I teach. I believe that all students can achieve in my classroom with a good work ethic and willingness to ask questions. I also try to get hands on experiences into the classroom with laboratory activities and other instructional activities.
COURSES
9-12 grades; AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Medical Terminology, Fundamentals of Biology, Physical Science, AP Environmental Science, and Environmental Science