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Nordhoff High School
Hometown:
Ojai
Class Information:
Room Number: K-3
Students per Class: 30-38 per class
Class Description:
I teach Biology, Geoscience, and Environmental Field Studies. We have a small computer lab (4 computers) adjacent to the classroom, one in the classroom, a digital camera, and a set of Garmin etrex gps units (10 units). We have started a California Native Plants garden, and are initiating school-wide composting program. The field studies class participates in restoration projects on a seasonal wetland adjacent to the high school campus.
Position:
Science Teacher
Needs:
Classroom computers, with webcams, to allow videoconferencingwith students from other areas, incorporation of real-time data (collected by students as well as downloaded) into lessons. Smart Board, GIS software site license, probeware for environmental science and biology labs.
My Philosophy:
I believe that students learn best when they are actively engaged in the lessons, through discovery learning, project-based learning, and the acquisition and interpretation of "real" data, that is relevant to the content as well as to the students' lives
Personal Information:
About Me:
A science teacher for the past seven years, I have also worked as a dog trainer, veterinary assistant, and an interpretive naturalist.
College and Degrees:
B.S. in Biology from George Mason U in Virginia TeachingCredentials and M.Ed from Cal Lutheran
Activities:
Restoration Committee member for the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy; Board Member, Food for Thought; Vice President for Negotiations, Ojai Federation of Teachers
Interests:
horses, wilderness, reading, gardening
Why Do I Teach?:
It is always changing, always interesting, sometimes exhausting, and always needed.