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Noyce Scholar Profile

TJ Bongiorno

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Secondary Education/Mathematics

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: High School/Math

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Noyce Scholar

Name of Noyce institution:
Marquette University

Current academic or teaching status:
Junior/Third Year of college

School and school district:
Carmen Academy of Science and Technology in Milwaukee, WI

Background:

I grew up in Brookfield Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. I was and am a very active person, playing sports throughout my life particularly, baseball, football, and now roller hockey. I went to Riverside Brookfield High School in Riverside Illinois. I always valued my teachers especially in science and math. I have always had a passion for both subjects.

Why do you want to teach:

I want to teach because I want to provide the same excellence that my teachers had given to me to my future students. I feel such a passion for mathematics that I believe I could instill the same passion into many students using interesting and very educational ways. I am very excited to start on the path towards becoming a teacher.

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

The most memorable teaching moment that I have is when I was being taught in high school. I was in geometry class and I was complaining about how much writing the proofs took. My teacher pointed this out and in a very hilarious fashion, pointed out how much writing is involved in math the higher you advance in your studies. I realized this year how right he was.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

The Noyce program has been a sort of saving grace for me. Before discovering this program I was very confused as to what I wanted to do with my life. After finding out about what I could learn and become through this program, I knew that teaching was the path for me. Since then, I have felt nothing but passion towards achieving my goal and becoming a teacher.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant Numbers DUE-2041597 and DUE-1548986. Any opinions, findings, interpretations, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of its authors and do not represent the views of the AAAS Board of Directors, the Council of AAAS, AAAS’ membership or the National Science Foundation.

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