About Mr. Lawes

Informal Curriculum Vitae:

• National Board Certified Teacher (Adolescent and Young Adult Mathematics 2019)

• MS in math (U of U 2004), MAED in school counseling (U of Phx. 2000), BS in math (U of U 1993 with minor in geography)

• Utah State Board of Education endorsed Instructional Coach

• Utah State Board of Education endorsed Teacher Mentor

• Level 4 math certification and school counselor license (Utah State Board of Education)

• 27 years of teaching experience (5 years Crescent View Middle, 7 years Bingham High, 7 years Itineris Early College High, 8 years Elk Ridge Middle)

• 12 years of experience teaching college math as concurrent enrollment (CE) and adjunct faculty (SLCC)

• 97% pass rate for students taking AP Calculus BC exam at Bingham High with 67% of the passing scores being 5's

• Taught math courses ranging from 7th grade special education through college calculus and statistics

• Extensive website with access to guided notes, lesson videos, and assignments

• Over 900 instructional math videos on YouTube

• Multiple teacher of the year awards

• Published article in national teaching magazine (“Graphing Polar Curves” - Mathematics Teacher - 2013)  

• Published thesis (comparison of adjunct, full-time, and CE teaching results) and presented at multiple conferences

• Utilized flipped classroom for middle school, high school, and college courses

• Served as department chair at two schools

• Served on various school and district committees

• Lead instructional coach

• Mentor teacher

• Taught approximately 750 students how to solve a Rubik’s cube and had TV coverage of results (see below)

• Student and parent evaluations have always been well above average at both the secondary and college level

• Upon returning to middle school, I volunteered to teach low level math classes

• Developed curriculum, peer tutor program, adult mentoring, and online access to instructional material to help support earners

• I have a rescue English bulldog named Munch (pictures below)

Notable Press:

KSL- Solving Rubik's Cubes 

Jordan District Grant Video

Fox 13 Cool School of the Week

Rubik's Cube Mosaics (Positively Utah)

Rubik's Cube Mosaics (Thursday Report)

Favorite Saying:

If you do something for someone that they could have and should have done for themselves, you haven't helped them, you've hurt them. - JB Washburn 

Family and Travels:

You'll find some pictures and videos of my family and some of our travels below.

ICELAND 2019                                  EUROPE 2017          

SAN DIEGO KELP DIVE 2019          Wreck & Reef Dive

Sea Turtles at Le Blanc                      Swimming with Whale Sharks                

Underwater Museum & Reef Dive   Chunk: "The Movie"

Cozumel Diving 3-2021     Cozumel Night Dive 6-2021

Alaska  (2014)

I have about twenty remote control aircraft that I fly.  I've equipped some of them with LED lights so I can fly them at night. 

My favorite is a T-Rex 550E 3G.  Click HERE to see a T-Rex 500 in action. HERE's a link to some on board video from the same flight