GSIB Department
The Global Studies International Baccalaureate Magnet Program at Edgewood High School in conjunction with community stakeholders, we are focused on preparing students for college and careers, committed to creating a school in which students believe in the power of their education, and are determined to prepare students to become the leaders of societal change through authentic educational opportunities, recursive and rigorous curriculums, inter-disciplinary and project-based learning, and application of new technologies.
GSIB Coordinator: Jamie Childs
GSIB Counselor: LaWanda Brown
GS Teachers:
Group 1: Language A: Literature Teachers:
GS English I: Chaelin Despres
GS English II: Chaelin Despres
Group 2 Language B: Teachers:
GS Spanish I and GS Spanish II: Tara Vorsteg
GS French I and GS French II: Ashlee Sans
Group 3: Social Sciences Teachers:
GS Government: Kristen Choinski
AP Government: Tyra Shelley
AP World History: Micah Humbert
Group 4: Science Teachers:
GS Biology: Amy Blizzard
GS Biology: Susan Hoy
GS Integrated Physics and Chemistry: Rebecca Scarborough
Group 5: Math Teachers:
GS Algebra II: Jennifer Morris
GS Trigonometry: Patricia Finney
Group 6: Elective Teachers:
AP Computer Science: Ralph Rogers
IB Teachers:
Group 1: Language A: Literature Teachers:
IB English HL I: Patricia McClean
IB English HL II: Jamie Childs
Group 2 Language B: Teachers:
IB Spanish SL I and IB Spanish SL II: Tara Vorsteg
IB French SL I and IB French SL II: Ashlee Sans
Group 3: Social Sciences Teachers:
IB Geography HL 1, HL 2, and SL : Kaitlyn Dwyer
IB History of Americas HL 1: Kaitlyn Dwyer
IB History of Americas HL 2: Stephen Ross
IB Psychology SL: Sandra Mitchell
Group 4: Science Teachers:
IB Biology HL 1, HL 2: Susan Hoy
IB Chemistry HL 1, HL 2: Noah Hutton
IB Physics SL 1, SL 2: Christopher Brown
IB Sports, Exercise, Health Science: Susan Hoy
Group 5: Math Teachers:
IB Math Applications and Interpretations SL 1, SL 2: Jim Tucci
IB Math Analysis and Approaches SL 1, SL 2: Carolyn Wiland
Group 6: Elective Teachers:
IB Film SL: Patricia McClean
IB Music SL, HL 1, HL 2: Anne Pape
IB Theatre SL: Robert Tucker
Theory of Knowledge Teachers:
IB Theory of Knowledge Year 1: Robert Dannenfesler
IB Theory of Knowledge Year 2: Tyra Shelley
CAS Coordinators:
Susan Hoy
Carolyn Wiland
EE Coordinator:
Robert Dannenfelser