[…]in various towns in Michigan, including Plymouth, Canton and Salem, and never looked back. After completing his PhD, Victor earned his Master of Arts and teaching certification from the University of Michigan. He began teaching at Thurston High School in […]
[…]in 2018, Ashley worked as a loans administrative coordinator at Pacific Coast Bankers Bank before becoming an English teacher at SMK Tanah Merah in Kedah, Malaysia, on a grant from the Fulbright Program. In addition to teaching English under this program, she led after-school programs, including video-making projects, guitar lessons, dance club, and hiking trips. She was given an additional grant to stay on as a program coordinator in 2020. Following this experience, she worked as an SAT writing instructor for the Elite Educational Institute, a high school advisor with College Possible Philadelphia through Americorps, and a virtual English teacher […]
[…]the class for the second time and dreading every moment of it. There was simply no way I felt comfortable sharing this raw part of me with them, especially as the class ring leaders and I were already on delicate footing. My pre-calculus class, on the other hand, was filled with model students who were eager to learn and emotionally aware of themselves and the people around them. I would have been willing to be transparent with them, but students talk and it would eventually get to my algebra students. I took the safe route of silence and secrecy. As the […]
[…]ride her bike. She is excited to join “an inspiring and powerful group of people who are all working to come up with innovative solutions to a variety of problems in our educational […]
[…]challenge. This knowledge led to high school chemistry being relatively easy for me. I started asking questions that went deeper than learning the content. How are these seemingly different topics related? What was the purpose of each lab? Are there exceptions that break the rules, and why? Questions are infectious. In fact, I am still asking these questions, and enjoy engaging my students through the questions they naturally have about the world around them.” Professional Experience During her undergraduate studies, Zoe worked as a teaching assistant within the mathematics and nanoengineering departments of her university. Additionally, she served as an […]
[…]and then link those applications to their usefulness in jobs or in everyday aspects of their lives.” Timothy’s Story Timothy Converse grew up in upstate New York and was inspired to incorporate math into his future career as a high school student. He earned his undergraduate degree in applied mathematics and a minor in physics from the University of Pittsburgh. “Math was always my favorite subject and I enjoyed seeing its applications to events and parts of my life.” Tim, an avid musician, played with the university’s Pitt Varsity Marching Band. Tim went on to earn his master’s degree in […]
[…]am glad that I was given the opportunity to live in different cities, cultures, and climates.” Alison always knew that she wanted to become a teacher and she discovered her subject in high school. “By the end of my AP calculus class I knew that I wanted to major in math at the University of South Carolina, while also pursuing a minor in education.” As part of her master’s degree and teacher certification program, she worked with elementary level classes, high school students and college students. In her last year, she worked with four pre-calculus classes and two advanced placement […]
[…]of experience in the field of education. In May 2016, he received the “Teacher of Excellence” award from the New York State Senate. The award honors a teacher of “excellence, dedication and commitment that serves to inspire students to greater levels of achievement and success.” He holds a Bachelor of Arts in elementary education with a concentration in math from Concordia University Chicago and a Master of Arts in secondary mathematics education from SUNY Albany. Additionally, he completed the Leadership Academy program at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts for administration certification. Jon and his educator husband reside in upstate New […]
[…]the end of your five years (or each year if we are talking about Perkins), you apply for “loan forgiveness” (or “cancellation” if we are talking about Perkins). I found this term objectionable because I had done nothing wrong. But so it goes. This paperwork is even more fun, because you have to get signatures from the principals at every school you taught at in those five years. Not the principal you had, the current principal. For me, this meant introducing myself to someone who had never met me and asking her to sign paperwork saying that I worked at […]
