This coming year teaching Honors Geometry and IB Math Studies.
Position:
Math Department Resource Teacher (chair)
Needs:
We're trying to get funding for Camtasia Studio 5.1 software. This software allows you to make podcast of mini-lessons. We want it for the teachers to use and for our advance computer students to learn.
My Philosophy:
Children learn in different ways. Because our kids are native internet/technologyusers, we have to use the technology they use every day.
Personal Information:
About Me:
Retired Coast Guard pilot. Teaching is a second career.
College and Degrees:
B.S. from the Coast Guard Academy. M.E. from Marymount University.
Activities:
Before becoming the Math Department RT, I coached volleyball and softball.
Favorite Books:
Patrick O'Brien's naval fiction series.
Favorite Quotes:
The internet was born in 1990. So were your high school seniors.
Interests:
Technology, nautical fiction, music, coaching, Hakata dolls
Employment History:
US Coast Guard, 27 years. Watkins Mill High School, since 1997.
Why Do I Teach?:
My first year of teaching, I had a student who made the transition from being a poor student to being a learner. It was so wonderful to see, I was hooked.