About Ms. Hazen

Two Truths and a Lie: Can you spot the lie?

1) I love mushrooms on pizza
2) My parents found my first name in a science fiction novel.
3) Three summers ago I came face to face with a Black Bear

Family
* Mom - Elementary School Teacher
* Dad - PG&E
* Older Brother - Civil Engineer
* Sister In-Law - Agricultural Biologist
* Nieces - 2 y.o. twins!
* Dog: Tegan

Jobs
* PJHS Science Teacher!
* 5th Grade Teacher in Sebastopol
* Junior Research Specialist at Bodega Marine Labs
* NSF funded research Intern at Sonoma State University
* Peer Mentor at Sonoma State University
* Dining Service at Sonoma State University
* Zookeeper Aide at Mike Grove Zoo
* Soccer Referee
* Babysitter

Education
* Bachelors in Biology Cum Laude from SSU
* Study Abroad Australia (University of Queensland) concentration Marine Science
* Multiple and Single Subject Teaching Credentials
* Exploratorium Teacher Institute Alumni 2014

Free Time
* Reading - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Best Sellers, Professional Development
* East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop and Jitterbug
* Traveling (This summer I visited Houston Texas and Portland Oregon)
* Cooking - My pastry wrapped chicken is famous!
* Foster Mom for the Sonoma County Humane Society

Favorites
* Food: Cheesecake
* Author: Anne McCaffrey
* TV shows: BBC Classics, NCIS, The Last Kingdom
* Animal: All of them. 
* Word: echinoderm  (Sea stars, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, Sea lilies etc.)
* Place: Hawaii

Answers to Two Truths and a Lie: 

#1) THE LIE - I don't like mushrooms. I think it's more about their texture than their taste. #2) My first name, Terra, was the name of a character in a science fiction novel my Dad was reading while my mother was pregnant. Terra is also Latin for Earth, as in terrestrial or Terra cotta pottery. #3) I visited Tahoe with friends and we had a dog with us . He started barking and I thought he had seen a raccoon up a tree but when I got close I saw it was a black bear. Yikes!