Welcome to L-O 2023-2024 school year! My name is Nick Schmitz and I will be teaching middle school science, high school science and STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics). I live in Le Roy with my wife and 3 year old twins. I graduated from Southland High School and then Iowa State University (Go Cyclones!) with a Bachelor's of Science in Biology.
Classroom Expectations: STEAM class will focus on problem solving based learning through projects and will be a very hands on class. The Science classes will be a combination of textbook work, lab work and technical writing, as well as exams and quizzes. I expect students to be on time and prepared with the required materials everyday (writing utensil, notebook, textbook, and any other assigned materials). I believe hands on learning is a great tool for many students to learn and I hope to get as much time in the lab as we can.
