John Bergeland
Email: jbergeland@isd12.org
Job Title
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Adjunct Professor and Thesis Advisor
Teaching (M.A.), Graduate School
Highlight
Content Area Literacy, Disciplinary Literacy, Vocabulary Instruction, Teaching Reading, Middle School Education
Started at Bethel
2005
Education
- Concordia College - B.A. in Elementary Education, French, 1991
- Bethel University - M.Ed. in Middle School Education, 1997
Biography
- Invested in Education for the past 31 years: Middle School (23), District Literacy Coordinator (3), Elementary (5)
- Married for 29 years to my amazing wife Jamie
- Father of two incredible young men Jack and Jakob
Courses Taught
- EDUC 665
- EDUC 755
- EDU 321
Awards
- Teacher of the Year Candidate, Education Minnesota, 2011-12
- Teacher of the Year, Centennial Schools, 2010-11
Publications
- Conceptualization and Enactment of Content Area Vocabulary Instruction: Teachers' Beliefs and Practices (2019)
- Ability Grouping and Its Effects on Reading Achievement (1997)
Certificates and Licenses
- Reading K-12
- English/Language Arts 6-8
- Social Studies 6-8
- Elementary 1-6
- French K-12
- Coaching 7-12
Professional Organizations, Committees, and Boards
- International Literacy Association
- ASCD
- Centennial Education Association
- MWCA
- Minnesota Reading Association
Hobbies and Interests
- Coaching & Officiating Wrestling
- Reading
- Home Improvement
- Cycling, Golfing, & Fishing
Areas of expertise
Developing Literacy in the Academic Disciplines, Vocabulary Instruction, Teaching Reading and Writing