About Galbraith

I've been a teacher for Sunset High School since 2007. Besides the technology classes, I've also been the adviser for a couple of the Sunset clubs, as well as a coach for some of the technology teams.Aviation Club

Chess Club

D&D Club

LAN Club

Programming Club

Robotics Club

Game Design Club

Super Smash Club

Chess Team

Programming Team (Willamette Programming Project)

Robotics Team (First Tech Challenge)

OGPC (Oregon Game Project Challenge Teams)

My background is largely centered around Computer Science. I grew up in Spokane, Washington, and attended Willamette University for my undergraduate degree. I majored in Computer Science, and minored in Art History, Mathematics, and Physics. I later attended University of Oregon for my Master's degree in Computer Science, focusing on Artificial Intelligence and Simulations. This was followed by a Master's of Art in Teaching from University of Portland, where I received endorsements in secondary Mathematics, Physics, and Technology.

In the summers of 2008, 2009, 2012, and 2013 I have been working with Professor Peter Drake's Orego project. I like to understand how both humans AND machines can learn better.

I was even part of a published paper.

Another entertaining fact is that in the summer of 2000 I worked on the Archaeological team in Mochlos, Crete, Greece. It turns out that scrubbing pottery with a toothbrush is not as much fun as you would think, though the site is fascinating.

I am a member and past president of the Oregon Computer Science Teachers Association.

I also taught for Saturday Academy.

I received an educator award in 2014 from the National Center for Women and Information Technology.

During the summers of 2016-2019, I taught for the Northwest Advanced Programming Workshop, and have since become an advisor for it.

I received the 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching for Oregon in the area of Science, specifically Computer Science.

If you're curious about my work history, my CV is here.