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Constance "Xandy"

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Constance "Xandy" DeLaney

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Biology

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: Biology-10 Environmental Sci-11

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Fifth year or post-baccalaureate Noyce scholar

Name of Noyce institution:
Louisiana Tech University Noyce Scholars

Current academic or teaching status:
1

School and school district:
Arcadia High School- Bienville Parish

Background:

I grew up in a small, nurturing environment in Southern Mississippi. I have an amazingly creative mother who continues to influence my lessons though the activities and crafts she created for me and my brothers when we were kids. I got my B.S. in Biology and my MAT in secondary science education from Louisiana Tech University.

Why do you want to teach:

I teach, because I love my job. I greatly enjoy motivating and inspiring students to find creative ways to challenge scientific phenomenon he/she observes in everyday life. Watching kids innovate, collaborate, and troubleshoot is both fascinating and rewarding.

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

My most memorable teaching experience is when my kids cried, because every single one of them passed their end-of-course assessment. I was amazed at how happy and thankful they were. We immersed ourselves in a giant group hug and let the success and happiness overwhelm us as a cohesive group of young scientists who worked hard to accomplish a common goal.

My second most memorable teaching experience is they day I got told, “Ms. DeLaney you need to grow” as a young lady reached over my 5’2” stature to turn on the projector for me. Her gesture was endearing.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

Noyce program means collaborating with other individuals who live in a constant “STEM mindset”. Noyce has provided me with a surplus of individuals who challenge, help, and encourage me to be the most influential teacher I can be. I now always have someone to “nerd out” with when I read a novice, intriguing scientific article. I have someone to add to my ideas and to point out a means of concluding I would not have reached merely on my own.

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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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