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Fall201329Inthelate19thandearly20thcenturiesopportunitiesorgainulemploymentinthemin-ingorestryandfshingindustriesbroughtmanySwedishimmigrantswithrelatedworkexperiencetotheUpperPeninsula.TheHagbergamilywasamongthemsettlinginAmasainIronCounty.Florencewastheoldestofvechildreninthehousehold.Asateenagersheshowedincredibleresilienceinovercomingaseriesoobstacles.Firstbreastcancerclaimedhermother.Aterherathersuc-cumbedtopoorhealthtwoyearslaterheryoungestsiblingwasadoptedbyrelativesinIllinoisandseparatedromtheamily.FlorenceandtheotherchildrenlivedasorphansorasshedescribeditaPippiLongstockingtypeoexistence.Theywerelargelylettotheirowndevicesbutreceivedcriticalhelpandguidanceromkeyadults.HelenLittleasocialworkerconnectedthechildrentosocialprogramsestablishedbytheFranklinD.Rooseveltadministrationtomeettheirbasicneeds.AlbinoWebertheormerprincipalatAmasaHighSchoolencouragedFlorencetopursueaneducationdegree.SheearnedherbachelorsinhomeeconomicseducationromNorthernin1943enroutetoateachingcareerthatspannedmorethanthreedecades.FlorenceHagberg-Hannewaldisnow92.TopayorwardtheassistancereceivedduringchallengingtimesandtohonorherlieandcareerbrotherJohnHagbergJr.andhiswieVivianhavecontributed100000oranewtechnologycenterintheSchooloEducationLeadershipandPublicService.EvenbeoretheypassedawaymomsparentshadinstilledintheirchildrenthevalueoeducationsaysBarbaraBruningFlorencesdaughter.Momwasthefrstonetogotocollegeandpavedapathortheotherstoollow.SheevenwalkedintothePattenTimberCompanysofceinAmasaandaskedora25loanorbooksandsuppliesatNorthern.Theygranteditandshemadesuretopayitback.Momspentmostohercareerasafrst-gradeteacher.Thatwashertruecalling.IhavedegreesineducationandnursingandIcouldneverbetheteachermymomwas.Shewasabsolutelywonderulthewaysherelatedandconnectedtothelittleones.Theamilywantedtosupportsomethingorelementarykidsandthetechnologycenterwasagreatidea.TheundingwillbeusedtopurchaseequipmentandtechnologythatwillhelpNMUteachercandidatesandpracticingteachersengageK-5studentsandtheiramilieswithcomputercodinglanguagesandrobotics.ItwillalsobeintegratedintoNMUSeaborgScienceCenterprograms.UsingtechnologywhichispartooureverydaytopatternthesameprocessweuseinwritingandreadinginstructionwillallowstudentstohaveabroaderaudienceortheirworkandshowthemthepowerotheirideassaysJoeLubigassociatedeananddirectorotheSchooloEducationLeadershipandPublicService.Usingcodingandroboticswillbeimportantbecausetheyareamiliarenoughtostudentssothattheyarecuriousbutnewenoughthatwecanshapetheiruseinthesubjectmattertaughtinourschoolsanduniversities.Themomentumandexcitementthisgithasinusedintoourprogramsisawesome.TheobligationweeeltorepresentFlorenceHagberg-Hannewaldandeverychildwithwhomsheworkedisthepressureunderwhichweliketoworkinourproessionallives.Thisgitmakeseveryoneoourteachercandidatesbetter.Itwillinturnmakeeverychildwithwhomtheyworkbetter.Technologyfornext-generationteachersFlorenceHagberg-HannewaldduringherdaysatNMUandmorerecently