About Ms. Jessica Hotz . . .

I am a History teacher at Madison East High School in Madison, Wisconsin. I am presently in my eighth year at East where I teach US History 9 (Reconstruction through WWII), US History 9 TAG (Talented & Gifted) and the History of Arts and Ideas.

A graduate of the UW-Madison with a Bachelor of Science in Education, majors in History and Broad Field Social Studies, and a minor in Political Science, I have taught a variety of History classes including Eastern World Studies, Western Civilization, US History of every time period and most recently the History of Arts and Ideas (a humanities course that looks at the history of western philosophy and art history).

I am also busy pursuing a Master's Degree in Educational Communications and Technology within the department of Curriculum and Instruction at UW-Madison. Through my graduate studies, I hope to better incorporate the use of educational technology into the social studies curriculum and my classroom.

In what very little free time I have I enjoy music, theatre, traveling, writing, reading, gaming and gardening.