I am the resource room/special education teacher at Our Redeemer, but am actually employed by Lutheran Special School and Education Resources to serve at Our Redeemer.  (That means I have two bosses, two faculties, and double the fun of working with them!) I attended both Concordia in Wisconsin and Concordia in River Forest, Illinois and received a degree in elementary education in 1974. After teaching second grade in Wisconsin and kindergarten in southern Missouri, I stayed home with my  three young children.  When I returned to the classroom, I began as a teacher's aide in a resource room in a Lutheran school in St. Louis and then took the courses necessary to be certified as a special education teacher.  I taught in a resource room for 10 years in St. Louis and moved to Milwaukee in 2002 when my  husband accepted a call to teach theology  at Concordia University.  During my first year here I taught fourth grade at Mt. Calvary. I have been at Our Redeemer since August 2003 and really enjoy working with the students that have learning difficulties.  When I am not teaching, I enjoy spending time with my  husband and children  ( a married son who is an attorney in Milwaukee, a married daughter who is a nurse in the Chicago area, and a daughter who will begin her first year of teaching in a Lutheran school in East St. Louis, Illinois).  I also enjoy traveling, shopping, and trying new recipes.  Thanks for your interest! 

Ginny Oberdeck