Branson School Online is home to the most talented and dedicated teaching staff in Colorado!
Our Feature Teacher for the month of August is: Mike Hazel!
Name: Mike Hazel
Years Teaching: 3
Years with BSO: First one!
Favorite food: Collard greens, southern style
Favorite color: Dark Green
Pets: I have two cats now but have had dogs, chickens,
fish, bugs, and snakes, and appreciate all critters.
Hobbies: Hiking, biking, cooking, friends and family,
guitar, gardening, reading
What do you love about teaching? Pushing students to
answer their own questions, and having them challenge me with questions I have
to find answers for. Curiosity drives learning, and I love running with what
students wonder about the world.
What do you love about teaching with Branson? I
love the cool tech tools we can use, and how much the teachers work together to
make sure students have what they need to be successful.
Favorite season? Why? Fall because of the warm days,
cool nights, aspen changeover and crane migration.
Favorite place you have traveled to? The San Luis
Valley
# 1 item on your bucket list: Raise good kids with my
wife
Favorite book/author: Steinbeck is an all-time
favorite; The Pearl, Travels with Charley, and Cannery Row
Favorite sport: To watch, all of the Winter
Olympic events. To play, ultimate frisbee.
Anything else you’d like to share: Glad to be working
with BSO students and families this year!
