Karen Bogoski

Karen Bogoski is a passionate and experienced technology educator originally from Carleton, Michigan, now living in Old Greenbelt, Maryland. With a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Eastern Michigan University and a master's in career and technology education from the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, Karen has been teaching since 1996. She currently teaches Foundations of Technology and Engineering to ninth-graders at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland, where she also coaches VEX Robotics, SeaPerch and MESA. Karen enjoys giving her students hands-on learning experiences, like soldering and using power tools. Her favorite part of teaching is hearing from former students how her class positively impacted their lives. Outside of work, she loves gardening, traveling, and spending time with family and her two cats, Julius and Frankie.

Karen is working with Associate Professor Damena Agonafer, of the UMD Department of Mechanical Engineering, and graduate research assistants Mariah Randriambololona and Alexander Lyons on EARTH Thrust 3.