[…]Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 among others. In addition, he hosts a website (amidonplanet.com) and hosts/co-hosts several podcasts (Teaching Math Teaching, Amidon Planet, and The Road to Better Teaching) on the improvement of teaching. Overall. his goal is to lead people to love others through teaching. He has served as a Knowles selection advisor numerous times and was elected to the Knowles Board of Trustees in May […]
[…]Teacher Education in 2010 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Larkin’s most recent book, “Teaching Science in Diverse Classrooms: Real Science for Real Students,” was published in Spring 2020. He is a section editor for the journal Science Education, and recently served as PI for the IMPREST Noyce Track 4 research grant which examined the retention of novice science teachers (co-PI Dr. Sandra Adams, Dept. of Biology), and PI on a Noyce Track 1 undergraduate scholarship grant (co-PI Dr. Mika Munakata, Dept. of Mathematics) at Montclair State University with funding from the National Science […]
[…]School in Oakland, Ca in the 2024-2025 school year. Hobbies In her free time, Lisie enjoys backpacking, hiking, camping, reading, and doing all sorts of puzzles. Academic Background University of Washington (Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Microbiology) Mills College (Master of Arts in […]
[…]new learning platform, including starting their YouTube Channel and assisting with the design of a new website for their online courses. She brings this experience to Knowles, to assist with general marketing needs for Knowles and the Knowles Academy, with a focus in social media and email marketing. Outside of work, you are likely to find her reading a book, playing a video game, or working on a crochet […]
[…]opportunity for all students in whichever career they wish to pursue. Professional Experience Before becoming a teacher, Saloni worked as a business analyst at Capital One, helping improve a program that helped customers who weren’t able to pay their credit card bills. While in her Master’s program, Saloni student taught at Fremont High School in Sunnyvale, California. There she taught Algebra 1 and AP Calculus BC. In her first full year teaching, Saloni taught Math Course 1 and Precalculus at Oceana High School. Saloni will start her second year teaching at Oceana High School in Pacifica, California, teaching Math Course […]
[…]8th Grade Life Science at Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland CSD, New York. Hobbies In his free time, Sam loves baking bread. He makes really good bagels, pizza, and sourdough bread. Academic Background Cornell University (Bachelor of Science in Biology Sciences) Clarkson University (M.A.T. […]
[…]not encounter elsewhere. In college, my love for physics was put to the test. The subject didn’t come easily to me, and I often questioned whether I was really suited for it. However, with a healthy dose of persistence and a lot of support from friends and professors, I persevered. Now, I view that struggle as a valuable experience. I’ve been in both positions: the student who breezes through a problem and finishes with time to spare, and the one who gets stuck five minutes in, wondering why it seems so much easier for everyone else. This dual perspective, I […]
