Background
Raven, Patrick Thomas was born on July 18, 1949 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Thomas Walter and Alice Louise (Holsen) Raven.
Raven, Patrick Thomas was born on July 18, 1949 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Thomas Walter and Alice Louise (Holsen) Raven.
Bachelor, St. Norbert College, 1971; Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1975.
German and sociology teacher, St. John Cathedral High School, Milwaukee, 1971-1972;
German teacher, School District Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1972-1994;
chairman foreign language department, School District Waukesha, Wisconsin, 1978-1994;
educational consultant, Holt Rinehart & Winston Inc., Milwaukee, since 1994. Presenter, presider at conferences in field. Member school accreditation teams, active various committees Wisconsin, Nebraska.
Member of advisory county Control States Conference on Tchg. Foreign Langs., since 1982, member awards committee, 1983-1984, assistant program chair, 1985, board directors, 1984-1985, 86-90. Participant Daimler-Benz Award of Excellence Program, 1992-1994.
Member German studies project Wis.Dept. Public Instruction/Goethe Institute, 1988-1990. Member curriculum task forceWis.
Department Public Instruction, 1988-1990, 91-93. Judge German-speaking contest for beginning students, Wisconsin, 1989.
Member Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Education Association, American Council Teaching Foreign Languages, American Association Teachers German (secretary 1980-1984, executive council 1988-1990, member various committees), Advocates for Language Learning, National Association District Supervisors Foreign Languages, Wisconsin Association Foreign Language Teachers (president 1990-1992, executive board 1981-1994, treasurer 1986-1988, member various committees), Wisconsin Education Association Council, Wisconsin Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Wisconsin Association Middle Level Education, Illinois Foreign Language Teachers Association, Illinois Council Teaching Foreign Languages, School-College Academy Alliance: Milwaukee Area Collaborative, Education Association Waukesha.
Married Mary Catherine Varju, August 14, 1971. Children: Elizabeth, Thomas.