the journey to teaching at North Iowa
Education
My name is Chad Hinders. My elementary, junior high, and high school years were spent in Woden and Crystal Lake. I graduated from W-CL in 1989. After high school I obtained my A.A. Degree from North Iowa Area Community College in 1991 and my B.A. Degree from the University of Northern Iowa in 1994.
Previous teaching assignments
My first job in education consisted of being a paraprofessional at woden-Crystal Lake. There I worked with students whose ages ranged from pre-school to high school. The following summer I took all the classes needed to secure a reading endorsement and accepted a position at Iowa Valley of Marengo as their Title I Reading Coordinator. My main goal was to become a classroom teacher so when nothing opened up at Iowa Valley I interviewed again for classroom teaching opportunities. This took me to Whiting where I was hired as a 6th grade self-contained classroom teacher. While at Whiting they changed and went to a middle school concept so I also taught middle school math and science. Seeking to be closer to family and friends I decided to interview closer to home thus landing me a teaching opportunity here at North Iowa!
What's on the agenda for this year?
This year I will be teaching 6th grade World History, 7th grade Civics and Geography, 8th grade American History, 8th grade Technology, and co-teaching 7th grade Technology with Mrs. Blodgett. I will also be coaching middle school football, middle school girls track, assisting with, and taking over the reigns of the varsity boys basketball program from Coach Angstman.
Family
I am married to Allison, a Registered Nurse at Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt. We will soon be celebrating six years of wedded bliss. We have four girls: Taylen (9), Elise (4), Kinzee (2), and Mylie (4 months). We reside in (as Elise would say) "our big white house" located in Buffalo Center.
Interests
I am an avid dirt track racing fan. I try to get to as many races as my wife will allow. I also enjoy watching various sporting events with favorite teams being the Iowa Hawkeyes, Dallas Cowboys, and of course the BISON!!