Mrs. Hoeckelberg - 16 years teaching experience
Forest Ridge Academy
CLASS:
Third Grade
SCHOOL PHONE:
219-756-7300 ext. 24
My name is Dana Hoeckelberg and I am the third grade teacher at Forest Ridge
Academy. I have enjoyed teaching at Forest Ridge for the past sixteen
years. I received my Bachelor's Degree in Education from Purdue University
with an endorsement in Reading. Through the years I have been
active in many organizations and activities that are listed below:
EXPERIENCE AT FOREST RIDGE ACADEMY:
Third Grade Teacher 1999-2011
Kindergarten Teacher 1998-1999
Junior Kindergarten Teacher 1996-1998
Classroom Assistant: 1995-1996
After School Activities Coordinator: 2008-2011
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND OFFICES HELD:
ISACS (Indiana School Association of the Central States) Teacher
Representative
IAIS (Indiana Association of Independent Schools) Teacher Representative
LMAIS (Lake Michigan Association of Independent Schools) Teacher
Representative
Independent Non-public Education Association
Member of the International Reading Association
Member of the Northwest Indiana Reading Council (NWIRC) and FRA Teacher
Representative
Member of Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honor Society)-Purdue University
Member of the American Legion
ACTIVITES TAUGHT AT FRA:
Baseball/Softball Camp Coach
Rollerblading Club Leader
Solar K'nextion Club Leader
Running Club Leader
Street Hockey Leader
COMMITTEES AT FRA:
Educational Committee Member
Endowment Committee Member
Athletic Committee Member
Math Committee Member
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Intensive Phonics training program
dap training program
Wilson Phonics training program
Linda-Mood Bell "Visualizing and Verbalizing" training program for reading
Linda-Mood Bell "On Cloud Nine" training program for math
ISACS Teacher Institute
Indiana Non-Public Education Association Conference
Love & Logic Training Program
SDE's National Conference of Literacy Learning
Purdue Graduate Program
IAIS workshop for Kindergarten teachers
IAIS workshop for Third grade teachers
Quantum Learning Workshop
Kristina Smekens workshops: Content-Area Core Vocabulary, Fluency's Affect
on Reading Comprehension, First-draft Prompt Writing
Lucy Calkins Writing Workshop
ISACS Conference
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Featured in The Times newspaper in their “Head of the Class” column
Polaroid grant winner (for our Flat Stanley project)
BP grant winner 2007, 2008, and 2009
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND ACTIVITIES:
Board member of the Cedar Lake Boys & Girls Club
Crisis Center Auction Volunteer
Sirens Ice Hockey Team member
Crown Point women's softball league
Cedar Lake co-ed softball league
Crown Point Y-Run member
Former player of the Purdue University Softball Team