Marisa Laks

Position/Title: Geometry Teacher

Name of School: High School for Environmental Studies

DBN: 02M400 Superintendent: Marisol Rosales

Personal Statement: Throughout my 13 years as a math educator, I have had many different experiences. In addition to teaching in three high schools and one middle school in New York City, I taught in two secondary schools in England. My focus has always been on incorporating literacy into mathematics lessons in order to help students better make sense of and solve problems. A few years ago, as a Master Teacher for the website BetterLesson.com, I wrote a full year’s worth of geometry lessons aligned to the Common Core Geometry Standards. I was also part of the Geometry Standards Review Committee for the NYSED where I helped revise the current Common Core standards and was instrumental in developing glossary of terms associated with the new standards.

Ages/Grades of students: 9^th, 10^th, 11^th

Number of years in school: 1

Years in education: 13