Q+A with Educator Camille Burgmeier
Camille Burgmeier is a 9th-12th grade biology teacher at DeLaSalle Education Center. Passionate about making the classroom a better place for her students and furthering her teacher development, Camille took action by participating in our City-wide MECA Methods training last month.
Read about Camille’s experience in the training and her journey as a teacher below!
Who or what inspired you to become a teacher?
Camille: Honestly, I was inspired to become a teacher by my stuffed animals needing me to teach them the alphabet. But more importantly, I continued to be inspired by my students and fellow-educators year after year to stay a teacher.
Camille: “One of my favorite students and me twinning!”
Is there anything you wish non-educators understood about your profession?
Camille: I wish they understood how they could be a part of education! I wish they would come to my classroom and talk to my students and do projects with them and be mentors!
What does being a “design thinker” mean to you?
Camille: Design thinkers are curious. They get to the bottom of things and know how to collaborate to make change happen.
Check out our video recap of our City-wide MECA Methods here!
Why do you think it’s important to teach students this skill?
Camille: It's 2022. We all have the internet in our hands. It is becoming increasingly less important to teach students arbitrary facts. We have to teach students how to think - how to find and process information, how to analyze, criticize and empathize, how to create.
What was your biggest takeaway from City-wide MECA Methods?
Camille: My biggest takeaway was living the Design Thinking Process as a student might. It was transformational in my ability to be a facilitator.
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Learn more about our MECA Methods trainings on our Educator Programming page.
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