About Ms. Jessica Hotz . . .

I have been a History teacher at Madison East High School in Madison, Wisconsin since the Fall of 2000. Currently, I teach teach US History 9 (Reconstruction through WWII), US History 9 TAG (Talented & Gifted), and the History of Arts and Ideas (a humanities course that looks at the history of western philosophy and art history).

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 in my career including American Politics & Government, Eastern World Studies, Western Civilization, World History and US History of every time period.

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