Mr. Conger-Kallas
Latin & English
Mr. C-K & U.S.S. North Carolina (City of Wilmington)
Mr. C-K disguised as the mythological trickster Loki
UNC Classics Department - Apollo Statue
Mr. Conger-Kallas is originally from Asheville, NC and enjoys living in the mountains. He graduated as an NC Teaching Fellow and has worked with BCS public schools & districts across the state and country as well as participating in educational study abroad in Hamburg, Germany.
Teaching Latin & ELA is a lifelong dream and goal. Carpe diem, pro humanitate!
About Classes:
I teach classes such as Latin I-II, III/IV Honors, English 1, Mythology Honors and sponsor JCL Latin, Chess, & Mythology Clubs plus meetings & convention trips at A.C. Reynolds High School.
Courses involve daily engaging activities aligned with NC Standards as well as multicultural, interdisciplinary and hands-on project based learning and novellas to help everyone succeed and create.
We use Google Classroom and Drive for lessons and resources.
Mythology Honors Recommended Summer Reading
Mythology, Edith Hamilton
Norse Mythology, Neil Gaiman
Metamorphoses, Ovid (excerpts)
Homeric Epics (The Iliad +The Odyssey) or Vergil's Aeneid
Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology, Arthur Cotterell
Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming (online)
Optional Extra Credit Books List
Education:
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Secondary Social Studies Education, k-12 Specialties
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
History, Classics & Education Minors
Licensure & Certifications:
9-12 Social Studies
9-12 English Language Arts
9-12 Latin
Certificates of National Service (AmeriCorps)