Bio

   Michael Willis has been teaching 3rd and 4th grade at Williston Central School for the past 15 years.  He has two daughters, ages 8 and 11.  Trying to keep pace with them has continued to help him grow as a teacher and connect with students in the classroom in new ways.  Outside of the classroom he enjoys the mountains, particularly when covered in snow, and is taking on the challenges and precision needed to play golf and mandolin.
  As his children get older, his teaching interests are starting to shift from the elementary level to the middle grades along with them.  Building strong relationships with students and families is a strength of his teaching, and that has led to the desire to continue that work with older children and learn how to teach to a different social and academic level.
   Michael is looking forward to another year at MGI and furthering his work with student goal setting and reflection.  The power of students thinking about their thinking and reflecting on their own learning is an important tool that needs to be utilized in a more organized and productive way!