Biography

Education and Employment

• graduate of Shaker High School, 1989

• graduate of Plattsburgh State University (NY), 1994 - B.S. Mathematics and Math Education (7-12)

• middle school math teacher at Newport Middle High School (NH), 1994 - 2003

• graduate of Plymouth State University (NH), 2003 - M.Ed. Math Education

• mathematics teacher at Shaker High School, 2003 - 2021

• lecturer for University of Albany School of Education, 2022

• Simulation Center Teacher at Shaker Middle School, 2021 - present

Current & Past Professional Activity

• NYS Master Teacher Emeritus

• presenter for Hudson Mohawk Valley Area Mathematics Regional Conference

• presenter at Association of Mathematics Teachers of New York State Annual Conference

• GeoGebra Ambassador

Awards/Recognitions 

• New Hampshire State Teacher of the Year Finalist, 2001

• Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award Recipient, 2001

• SEMI High Tech U Educator of the Year, 2011

• Google for Education Blog: "Learning in new dimensions with Google Classroom and GeoGebra", 2015

• Shaker High School Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee - 2025

Contact via Email

• mark.kaercher@nccsk12.org