Jocelyn Frohwein

Jocelyn has been teaching for several years and continued to develop her craft with an AA (Marshalltown Community College), BS (Buena Vista University), MAEd (Buena Vista University) with multiple endorsements in 5-12 English Language Arts, 5-12 Reading, 5-12 Psychology, 5-12 Instructional Strategist I (Mild/Moderate), K-12 English as Second Language, 5-12 English Language Arts ALL. She excels at reaching at-risk students, providing interventions and extensions by differentiating her instruction and assessments, integrating technology into her lessons, and collaborating with her peer course-alike teachers. In her spare time, she loves to crochet, tat, spend time with her family, do things at church, travel, and go to the movies.

Also involved with:
Jocelyn is a founding member of LULAC in Marshalltown, has served on the board of the MCC Advisory Board to Broadcast Media. She has also joined ADK and DKG, women educator societies, and AAUW. To promote diversity and multiculturalism in light of Marshalltown's population, Jo has been a part of Al Exito, a group to support Latinx students in their education and secondary school experiences, joined Immigrant Allies, and presented at the Latinx Conference at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. For the community connection with media and the arts, she also is involved on the FOOT (Friends of the Orpheum Theater). 

Favorite quote or book:
"Let there be light" --God

Hobbies:
Cinema, swimming, crocheting, sewing, embroidery, reading, dancing, singing, car karaoke, acting, makeup, cooking, shopping, technology

Special skills:
Recruiting a diverse group of student mentors

Areas of study:
Underserved populations

Advice for student mentors:
Persist!

Favorite part of MVP:
Students get to lead students