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my 7th grade blog here, and

my MathCounts school blog here. The MathCounts team met weekly for online practice at Wiziq. You can view my online classroom portfolio here. View a list of post graduate work for professional development here, and here.

I am a middle school science teacher in Pennsylvania. I love teaching middle school and I am very enthusiastic about teaching. I incorporate web video technology, blogs and online classrooms into my teaching of science and mathematics.  I have been nominated for the district technology award for the past two years. Click here to read a PDF summary of this award.

Teaching is a second career for me as I was employed as a scientist in the New Jersey pharmaceutical industry. I worked in a quality control lab environment testing many of the raw materials. I also worked as a junior scientist in the semiconductor industry, working with and developing photoresist. While working as a scientist, I became interested in becoming a science and mathematics teacher. I have continued my studies in science education and have earned 18 post graduate credits in various classes for my professional development.  I have also earned my Graduate Gemologist ( G.G.) degree in New York City form the Gemological Institute of America

My background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Rutgers University in New Jersey and an Master of Education in Science Education from East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. My academic background and prior work experience give me a deep understanding of the role of the science teacher and this helps me to come up with many hands-on lesson plans that integrate both mathematics and science. I consider myself to be a scientist and teacher and also an amateur mathematician.

Over the years I have developed many labs and demonstrations into unique projects. My goal here is to document and describe many of these projects so others may use them. I also hope to have discussions about learning and doing science and to create a community of middle school science teachers where we can share and learn from each other.

I am married to a Filipina and have been to the Philippines four times for a total of about one years time. We have a four year old daughter and a son.