University of Texas at Arlington
GK-12 Project
- 2010-2012 Mentor Teacher with GK-12 Fellow Scott Lacy
- 2009-10 Mentor Teacher with Jason Gilgenbach at Workman Junior High School
Teaching
I obtained my B.S. in Applied Learning and Development and EC-4 Generalist certification from the University of Texas at Austin in 2005. After teaching elementary school for one year in Hurst, I determined that it was not rewarding enough for me, and probably not the best use of my skills as a connoisseur of mathematics. So, I moved to Mansfield and purchased a house there with my wife and got a job teaching middle school math at Workman Jr. High where I happen to have been a student in 1989-1990. One of my former teachers is now one of my colleagues.
Interests
I enjoy playing massively multiplayer online role-playing games such as World of Warcraft and EVE Online. I am a poker aficionado, and qualified to participate in the World Poker Tour’s Amateur Poker League National Championship Tournament in 2008. However, both of those hobbies take a backseat to spending time with my wife, Cristy, and our two children, Preston (3 yrs) and Claire (7 mos).
Classes
- 2006 – 2008 7th grade math and Pre-AP Pre-Algebra
- 2008 – present 8th grade math and Pre-AP Algebra I
Biography
I am recipient of a grant sponsored by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), funds which go toward course requirements in the Mathematics Teacher Preparation Academy (MTPA) program at UT-Arlington where I am earning a 3.9 GPA and pursuing of Master of Arts in Mathematics degree with a tentative graduation date of August 2012.