Hi!

I'm Scott Fallstrom and here's a bit of a bio:

I am the Faculty Director of the STEM and Math Learning Centers and an active member of the math department. Typically I teach 1-2 courses per semester as well. I earned a bachelor's degree with emphasis on secondary math education and a M.S. in pure mathematics from Eastern Washington University. During my 20+ years in education, I taught at 5 community colleges and 3 universities across 3 west coast states. Prior to coming to MiraCosta College, I served as the math education coordinator and assistant undergraduate advisor for 6 years at the University of Oregon, where I won the Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2011! Currently, I am the lead author on two textbooks for MiraCosta College courses and I am proud to provide access to all course materials at no charge to students. I also work as one of the co-facilitators of the Chancellor's Office Statistics Institute and outside of math, I enjoy working with the community and has been the coordinator of the Oceanside Unified School District annual chess tournament for the past 5 years.