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Mr. Troy Tenhet
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Bill Williams Elementary Sch
Hometown:
Bakersfield
Class Information:
Room Number: Room 23
Students per Class: 31
Class Description:
We have a colorful class that is jam-packed full of student owned class work and artwork. We are in collaborative groups and work hard on our social skills too. We are always looking for innovative ways to learn the daily material.
Position:
Teacher
Needs:
We need a television (ours is dead). We need digital cameras for our writing assignments. We need magnifying glasses for our Roman coins activity. Wen need a new microphone for our podcasting projects that are on our school website located at http://www.pbvusd.k12.ca.us/schools/williams/index.cfm?fuseaction=frame&menu_id=603 I want about five cheap, low-end iPods so that we can loan our absent students an iPod for an evening in order to listen to the day's events in podcast form.
Personal Information:
About Me:
I have been married for 17 years and am a father to a 16-year old son. I like to laugh, help, work, protect, endure, ask, engage, and read...
College and Degrees:
Bethany Bible College in Santa Cruz (worked on my BA) St. Mary's College (completed my BA in Business) CaliforniaState University Bakersfield (multiple subject teaching credential) CaliforniaState University Bakersfield (completed my Masters in Education-Curriculumand Instruction)
Activities:
Enjoy going to the gym with my son, reading, building curriculum, finding cool things to do with students, riding my bike, drawing, painting, surfing the internet.
Favorite Books:
Ray Bradbury's "R is for Rocket" and "The Martian Chronicles". ElieWiesel's "Night" Michael Jordan's "Rare Air" Stephen King's "The Stand"
Favorite Quotes:
"Live as if you will die tomorrow. Learn as if you will live forever." Gandhi
Interests:
Reading, poetry, warships, antiques, comic books, drawing, finding my roots, family, watching football, working out, walking, talking.
Employment History:
2005-2008 Teacherfor PBVUSD (6th Grade). CTAP Level 3 Mentor/Instructorfor KCSOS and CTAP Region 8. Creator and instructor for the CFASST/CTAP Collaborative Project. Level 4 ESL instructor for Bakersfield Adult School (Full Time). Adjunct professor in the Masters Program (Tech Ed/Library Media) at Fresno Pacific University. Currently teaching tech integration courses (library media) at the graduate level. Currently completing a professional development course (ESL Methods) for Fresno Pacific University. Instructor (Science Methods) for CSUB Teacher Ed (Spring 2008). 2003-2005 Teacherat Olive Drive Elementary (3rd Grade) for two years. BTSA Year 1-2. Creation of NASA Resource Driven Instruction. Involvement with the CSU/NASA Collaborative. Presenter at TechEd conference (Pasadena). Nearing completion of portfolio for CTAP Level 3. Grade level chair (leadership) at Olive Drive Elementary. Teacher for Homework Club, twice a week, at Norris Middle School. ESL teacher at Bakersfield Adult School. Completion of MA in Curriculum and Instruction (technology) at CSUB. Volunteer with Kern County Probation/Youth Connection. Tutor for two families in the Panama/Buena Vista School District (4x week). 2002-2003 Substituteteacher with KCSOS. Includes long-term substitute positions at McFarland High School and Horace Mann School. 1995-2002 Steamfitterfor The United Association Local 342 based in Concord, California. Foreman and lead man experience. Extensive work in Silicon Valley and the surrounding Bay Area. Performed management duties as well as high purity instrumentation, plastic applications, clean room and medical gas fabrications/installations. Performed work on jobs with 2 employees as well as jobs with 2,000 employees. 1991-1995 GeneralManager for Your Way Fumigation. Servicing the San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento area and the Bay Area. Opened and maintained all three branches. Had complete autonomy and responsibility. Offices have brought in more than 1 million dollars annually and are deemed as highly successful and lucrative.
Why Do I Teach?:
In life, I have always wanted to give back to the people around me. Although the greatest gift comes from the volunteer, I think that teaching (along with the policeman and fireman) comes in a close second. It started with my wife (who is an eleven year veteran). I would listen to her stories and she would talk about the precious children (even the pain in the neck ones) and their struggles and triumphs. Her service to these kids seemed to make her whole. I hungered for that. Now I teach at multiple grade levels. From the 6th graders who are trying to find themselves as they go into Junior High to the English Language Learning Adults that I teach at night. Not to mention the pre-service teachers and college students that I work with too. All encounters provide reward. I have enjoyed tears of victory and pride and have also felt the pain of the problems that some of my students face daily. All of it reminds me to stand up and be a pillar of strength for my "people" and I will continue to teach them and reach them.