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Jacob Giffen

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Mathematics

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: 7th and 8th grade Algebra

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Noyce Scholar

Name of Noyce institution:
California State University, Stanislaus

Current academic or teaching status:
Senior/Credential

School and school district:
Turlock Junior High

Background:

I have lived in the central valley in California my entire life. I am 25 years old and finishing up my last Mathematics class at CSU Stanislaus and concurrently enrolled in the single subject credential program. I have been married to my beautiful wife for just over 3 years and we proudly welcomed our first child into the world in July. We could not be more blessed.

Why do you want to teach:

I love this question! I want to teach because I truly believe that teachers have the power to change lives. I want to be a positive influence for today’s students and I want to serve them and my community as a teacher.

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

I have been fortunate enough to be involved with a math tutoring program on campus that assists students in 6th through 12th grade. I specifically remember an experience when a student was having difficulty with the “whatever you do to one side of the equation, you do to the other side” concept. We worked on it extensively and I remember the day that it just “clicked” for him. It was a proud moment.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

The Noyce program has been very influential in my career path. The financial blessing alone is amazing, but the professional development opportunities have been priceless. I feel so ahead of the curve thanks to Noyce and I definitely appreciate the educational community that I have been exposed to thanks to the program.

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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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