Meet Mrs. W

NAME: Mrs. Karen Winsper

SCHOOL: Federal Furnace Elementary and West Elementary

CLASS: Technology Integration Specialist

SCHOOL PHONE: FFES 508-830-4360 and WES 508-830-4350

All About Mrs. Winsper

I'm very excited to be returning for my second year teaching within the 
Plymouth Public Schools! Last year was filled with many wonderful 
experiences: meeting and working with the students and staff of both Federal 
Furnace and West Elementary Schools and collaborating with colleagues to 
infuse technology in classroom curriculum. I'm looking forward to the year 
ahead to build and improve upon what we started together! Before coming to 
Plymouth, I taught within the Dartmouth Public Schools for twelve years. I 
had the pleasure of teaching students in grades 2, 4, 5, 6 and middle school 
technology grades 6, 7 and 8.

I earned my Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Bridgewater State 
College in 1992. I finished my Master's Degree in Instructional Technology 
in 2005 from Framingham State College. I hold Massachusetts professional 
teaching licenses in elementary education 1-6, middle school education 5-9 
and instructional technology grades K-12. 

I live locally with my husband and two children. I have two pets, a female 
Saint Bernard named Millie and a male Saint Bernard puppy named Moose. Check 
out their pictures on my pet page! My family LOVES the RED SOX! When the SOX 
are playing, you can bet we are either watching them on t.v. or listening to 
the game on the radio--that is if we're not at FENWAY! 

Here are a few of my favorite things:

Color--Green
Food--Chocolate and potatoes--but not at the same time!
T.V. Show--American Idol or any RED SOX game!
Children's Book--This is a tough one! I guess any of the Harry Potter books 
or Bridge to Terabithia.
Movie--Another tough one! I love all of the Star Wars movies but I also 
really like Seabiscuit and Field of Dreams.
Season--Fall
Ice Cream--Monster Mash
Thing to do when I'm alone--Read or surf the web
Sport--Why BASEBALL of course!

"Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no 
machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and 
understanding."
- Louis Gerstner, CEO, IBM