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[…]Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. She has coached Girls on the Run, a program for preteen girls that promotes healthy self-esteem while training for a 5K […]

[…]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 […]

[…]telecommunications satellite during a senior project, I realized that long hours in a lab were not for me.” He found tutoring physics and volunteering with youth organizations to be much more fulfilling. Aaron joined the staff of King’s Academy, a local private school, after interning there for a year.  As an intern, he taught physics, algebra, computer applications, and physical education, and also coached cross-country and basketball.  He earned his teacher’s license and a master’s degree in physics from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.  While at Ball State, Aaron was awarded a GK-12 fellowship from the National Science Foundation. […]

[…]serve on the Indiana Department of Education STEM Advisory Council. Knowles cast the vision needed for Ben to become a […]

[…]school when he participated in his first math competition.  He continued to be involved in math competitions throughout high school, learning the required skills and knowledge to compete well and spending hours teaching himself various topics. As he assisted his team members with their mathematical problems, he realized that he “had a knack for explaining ideas and giving them meaning.”  Brian graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a BA in applied mathematics and earned an MEd in mathematics education from the University of Georgia. At Model High School, Brian works with classes that have a wide range of […]