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Norfolk, Virginia, United States
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12 years teaching experience
12 years team leader experience in Algebra 1 through Calculus 3
6 years as department chair
Clinical faculty for multiple practicum students
Test taking and questioning strategies instructor
3 years of experience as an Adjunct Professor
National Board certified
Presenter for NMSI in AP Calculus AB
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Intro. to Calc. #1 (Average Rate of Change)
In trying to bridge the gap between our textbooks and the AP Calculus expectations, I felt that another unit needed to be created. For this reason, I developed this "Intro. to Calc." unit that takes place directly after a short "prerequisites" unit and right before introducing actual differentiation rules. I felt as if concepts like tangent/secant lines went hand-in-hand with concepts like the Mean Value Theorem and could be introduced conceptually without getting bogged down in the mechanics
11th - 12th
Calculus
AP Calculus AB (flash cards) (note cards)
Notecards that can be printed or cut out and matched. Very useful in reviewing Calculus in general or for preparing for the AP Calculus test. Topics span all of AP Calculus.
11th - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Calculus
Intro. to Calc. #4 (Differentiabilty and Graphs of Derivatives)
In trying to bridge the gap between our textbooks and the AP Calculus expectations, I felt that another unit needed to be created. For this reason, I developed this "Intro. to Calc." unit that takes place directly after a short "prerequisites" unit and right before introducing actual differentiation rules. I felt as if concepts like tangent/secant lines went hand-in-hand with concepts like the Mean Value Theorem and could be introduced conceptually without getting bogged down in the mechanics
11th - 12th
Calculus
Intro. to Calc. #2 (Secant and Tangent Lines)
In trying to bridge the gap between our textbooks and the AP Calculus expectations, I felt that another unit needed to be created. For this reason, I developed this "Intro. to Calc." unit that takes place directly after a short "prerequisites" unit and right before introducing actual differentiation rules. I felt as if concepts like tangent/secant lines went hand-in-hand with concepts like the Mean Value Theorem and could be introduced conceptually without getting bogged down in the mechanics
11th - 12th
Calculus
Intro. to Calc. #3 (Linear Approximations)
An assignment on constructing secant and tangent lines. There are also questions eluding to horizontal tangents as well as the Mean Value Theorem (informally). This should be given after a lesson on constructing secant lines, the limit definition of the derivative, as well as tangent lines (90-180 minutes of instruction).
This is an assignment that reviews the limit definition of the derivative, tangent lines and introduces linear approximations. This assignment also eludes to the Mean Value
11th - 12th
Calculus
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About the store
Experience
12 years teaching experience
12 years team leader experience in Algebra 1 through Calculus 3
6 years as department chair
Clinical faculty for multiple practicum students
Test taking and questioning strategies instructor
3 years of experience as an Adjunct Professor
National Board certified
Presenter for NMSI in AP Calculus AB
Teaching style
Very energetic, creative, funny teaching style. I enjoy the conceptual aspects of mathematics and like to focus my questioning on multiple methods and representations of mathematical ideas.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the year
Voted "most entertaining"
Awarded with 3 other teacher achievement awards (omitted due to specificity of the awards)
My own education history
BA in Philosophy (minor in Mathematics)
MS in Secondary Education in Mathematics
21 post graduate credits (18 in Mathematics)
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