Welcome
to my e-portfolio!
I am a chemistry teacher at Cresskill High School in New Jersey.
I began teaching at CHS in 2003 while obtaining an alternate route
certification, and the 2009-2010 year will be my seventh year
teaching (whoo hoo!). I
currently teach Academic Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, and AP Chemistry
courses, in addition to co-advising the class of 2012. My
decision to enter the MCE program in May 2007 with Cohort 8 was born
out of my desire to obtain my master's degree and improve my teaching
while learning in a small supportive group of my professional
colleagues. Since then, I have been significantly enriched by the
wealth of resources I have encountered--personally in the relationships
I have developed, professionally in the practices and research I've
been exposed to, and scientifically in the top-notch science content
instruction I have received. I have been challenged to
re-evaluate my perspective and practices, and while the process has
often been messy and occasionally painful, I feel that I am more aware
of what I need to change and how I can change to continually improve as
an educator.
While
the process of evolution and growth will no doubt continue outside of
the program, this e-portfolio is a reflective collection of work
designed to assess how I have grown as a learner, teacher, and leader
as a result of my participation in Cohort 8 (2007-2010) of the MCE
program. Specifically, I would like to show how I have changed my
understanding and application of the following three areas: increased science
content
knowledge and application,
increased science
education
knowledge and application,
and increased
technological
ability.
Thank you, and
enjoy!
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