Karen Covil

Science

Room
A109 and C203

Email
kcovil@lps.org

Karen Covil

Science

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Classroom Information
About Me

Fall 2019

Period 2: Chemistry (A109)

Period 3: Chemistry (A109)

Period 4: Plan

Period 5: 9th Grade Diff. Physical Science (C203)

Period 6: 9th Grade Physical Science (C203)

Period 7: Plan

Period 8: Physics (C203)

 

Spring 2020

Period 2: Chemistry (A109)

Period 3: Chemistry (A109)

Period 4: Plan

Period 5: 9th Grade Diff. Geoscience (C203)

Period 6: 9th Grade Geoscience (C203)

Period 7: Plan

Period 8: Physics (C203)

Welcome to my profile page!  My journey to the teaching profession has been a long road, but well worth the effort.  I majored in horticultural sciences at UNL and worked for several years in the horticulture and plant pathology research greenhouses.  I have always enjoyed working with plants, and I am an avid gardener to this day.   After graduating from UNL, I traveled to the east coast to complete an MS in plant pathology at North Carolina State University.   My research focused on diseases affecting Irish potatoes and I worked with growers to reduce pollution from fertilizers into groundwater reservoirs.  In addition to my research responsibilities, I was also a teaching assistant for a plant pathology graduate course.  This was one of first times I knew that I enjoyed teaching and helping people to understand science. 

I am now in my 9th year at North Star and continue to be a proud Gator!

Professional Experience

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cB41pjYOZWnhpVqO0BJCaPuVceQjotPdQyEnAN2PH9E/edit

Education

MA Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education Coursework, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2012

MS Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, 2002      

BS Agricultural Sciences (Horticulture), University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1999

 

AP Physics Certification 2014

LPS Summer School Teacher (Chemistry and Physical Science) 2015, 2016

UNL-College of Engineering, Certficate of Recognition as Most Influential Teacher, 2015