It's almost hard for me
to believe, but this is my 15th year as a
mathematics teacher! Every year of teaching
has been a great experience.
Hillview has given me wonderful opportunities to teach, coach, and be a student activities director. I hope that this year will open more opportunities to grow and succeed.
I attended the University of California at Davis as an undergraduate. Immediately after graduation, I joined the United States Peace Corps.
I served as a high school teacher in the
southeastern African country of Malawi for two
years. Among the subjects that I taught were
mathematics, biology, and AIDS education.
During my service, I had the opportunity to
travel all over southern Africa.
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After my
two years in the Peace Corps, I moved to New
York City to get my graduate degree from the
prestigious Teachers College at Columbia University.
After a wonderful education, I earned a
Masters in Mathematics Education.
While in New York City, I was very, very
fortunate to be able to teach at the Computer School (M.S. 245) for three years, one of the best middle
schools in the area.
This is my tenth year at Hillview. For 8 of those years, I taught 6th Grade Advanced, 6th Grade Regular, 7th Grade Regular, High School Algebra, and Geometry. Last year was the first year solely as an 8th grade teacher, and I had
an awesome year last year. It is my hope that
this year will be as successful and
enjoyable. |
