Mr. Wachsberger's Online Classroom

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CLASS WEBSITE?

You're probably noticing that just about everything that was once here is now missing.  There's a reason for that.

After spending 14 years as a classroom teacher, I took a new step in my career during the 2021-2022 school year by becoming the K-4 math coach for Barberton City Schools.  This meant I was traveling back and forth between Barberton Elementary West and Barberton Elementary East, working together with teachers from both buildings to come up with ways to make math as great as possible for students.  If you've ever been a student of mine, you know math has always been my favorite subject.

Now, after building mergers and curriculum changes, I'm the K-2 math coach at Barberton Primary School (formerly Barberton Elementary West).

Stepping out of the classroom and accepting this position was not an easy decision for me at the time, but I'm absolutely loving this new chapter in my career.  I've been able to discover and learn so much more about best practices for math instruction, and having opportunities to share that knowledge with an entire building of teachers and students is absolutely wonderful.  While there's still a part of me that misses having a class of my own, I take great joy in knowing that I'm able to reach many more learners in this role as math coach.

I don't know if this is "goodbye forever" to the classroom for me, but I'm definitely enjoying having the chance to explore this new path.  Even though the class website is pretty much empty now, I'm keeping the Former Students Wall up and running.  Don't hesitate to leave a message there.  Just like always, I'll still be sure to get back to you within a day or two.

To all of my past classes, thank you so much for everything!  I hope you're all doing well, and I wish you nothing but the best!

Yours,

Mr. Wachsberger