Literacy and tolerance, justice, and love: An Interview with Liza Wiemer
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Nancy Jorgensen & Elizabeth Jorgensen
Nancy Jorgensen is a Wisconsin writer, teacher, and musician. Her most recent book, a middle-grade/young adult sports biography, was released in October 2022, Gwen Jorgensen: USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete (Meyer & Meyer). Her essays on music, equality, family, aging, and education appear in Ms. Magazine, Ruminate, River Teeth, Wisconsin Public Radio, CHEAP POP, and elsewhere.
Nancy is also an award-winning high school choir director. Her production of CATS was named best musical in America by USA Today, and she is the author of two music education books, Things They Never Taught You in Choral Methods (Hal Leonard) and From The Trenches: Real Insights from Real Choral Educators (Heritage Music Press).
Elizabeth Jorgensen was named one of America’s Most Inspiring Educators (The Henry Ford’s Innovator Awards). Her recent book was released in October 2022, Gwen Jorgensen: USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete. Also released in 2022 were her education books, Hacking Student Learning Habits (Times 10 Publications) and Sijo: Korea’s Poetry Form. She has published several articles in the Journal of Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English and served as guest editor for the Fall 2017 issue. Other work appears in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Azalea (Harvard University’s Journal of Korean Literature & Culture), Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal, and elsewhere. Learn more at lizjorgensen.weebly.com
Nancy Jorgensen is a Wisconsin writer, teacher, and musician. Her most recent book, a middle-grade/young adult sports biography, was released in October 2022, Gwen Jorgensen: USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete (Meyer & Meyer). Her essays on music, equality, family, aging, and education appear in Ms. Magazine, Ruminate, River Teeth, Wisconsin Public Radio, CHEAP POP, and elsewhere. Nancy is also an award-winning high school choir director. Her production of CATS was named best musical in America by USA Today, and she is the author of two music education books, Things They Never Taught You in Choral Methods (Hal Leonard) and From The Trenches: Real Insights from Real Choral Educators (Heritage Music Press).
Elizabeth Jorgensen was named one of America’s Most Inspiring Educators (The Henry Ford’s Innovator Awards). Her recent book was released in October 2022, Gwen Jorgensen: USA’s First Olympic Gold Medal Triathlete. Also released in 2022 were her education books, Hacking Student Learning Habits (Times 10 Publications) and Sijo: Korea’s Poetry Form. She has published several articles in the Journal of Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English and served as guest editor for the Fall 2017 issue. Other work appears in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Azalea (Harvard University’s Journal of Korean Literature & Culture), Wisconsin State Reading Association Journal, and elsewhere. Learn more at lizjorgensen.weebly.com
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