Walsh University Teacher of the Month: Jennifer Podnar, Jackson Local
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RESIDENCE New Franklin
COLLEGE Kent State University for bachelor and master of education.
FAMILY My husband, Steve, and I have three adult children. Our oldest daughter and her husband are expecting their first child, our first grandchild, this spring. Our second daughter is engaged and is planning a summer wedding. Our son, the “baby,” is a college junior. We have one very spoiled rescue dog, Opie, and an 18-year-old American Quarter Horse mare named Skeeter.
WHAT SUBJECT DO YOU TEACH? I currently teach math and science to 9- and 10-year-olds in fourth grade. I have been teaching fourth grade at Jackson for 10 years. I was a reading tutor for two years prior to teaching full time at Jackson.