I am a Computer Science/STEM teacher at Fusion Academy Raleigh. I have taught at different types of schools, from public, charter, alternative, afterschool, and private across three different areas including Durham, Wake County, and Rocky Mount. I received my B.S. from NC State University in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) with a minor in Arts Entrepreneurship. I love teaching design thinking principles, as well as exposing students, especially in underrepresented communities, to various tech opportunities including robotics, coding, 3d printing, and music production. Outside of work I love spending time with my family, reading/watching Star Wars, and playing golf.
I signed up for this program because I love traveling, experiencing other cultures, and learning and exchanging knowledge with other cultures. I am looking forward to learning more about German culture, including everything from their history to education system. I am looking forward to understanding how learning about another culture can make me a better teacher, a more culturally responsive teacher, and a more experiential teacher that can incorporate various tech tools into a design-thinking instructional approach.
Written Reflections:
Reflection on German Education System:
Visual Thinking Analysis (change photo at left to artifact examined):
Description of Waypoint for Clio Tour (include representative image at left):
Four WhatsApp Text Reflections, Cultural Insights from Particular Days of Trip (include related images as appropriate):
Four Projects on Designated Cultural Theme:
add, edit, or replace content blocks in this section as necessary to pull in your four projects; if you are building a project on another site (e.g., KnightLab Timeline), you may need to grab "embed code" from that site, drag over an "embed code" block into this section, paste in your code, and publish to view
This is an example of a KnightLab timeline project inserted into this space by bringing over the "embed code" block and pasting in the embed code generated by KnightLab on their site
This is an example of a Voicethread project inserted into this portfolio space by bringing over an "embed code" block and pasting in the embed code generated by Voicethread on their site
This is an example of a Google Maps project imported by bringing in a "Map" block and importing a My Maps project built in Google Maps
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