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Tina Littlejohn

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

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: Biology, grades 9-12; Science, grades 4-8

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

Name of Noyce institution:
University of North Texas

Current academic or teaching status:
2nd year teacher (2011-2012)

School and school district:
Frisco High School for Internship and current employment

Background:

Teaching is a second career for me. I was previously in graphic design for about 10 years and before that I worked in administrative positions. I began taking college classes because I wanted a career in a helping profession where I could be more involved with people.

Why do you want to teach:

I enjoy helping students discover what they are capable of doing.

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

My first teaching experience was in college when I took an experiential learning facilitator course (low ropes). I had to facilitate the program for 12 middle school girls once a week for a good part of the semester. I was scared to death at first, but it went really well. That was the first time I thought that maybe I could like and be good at teaching.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

I have been a single parent for 11 years. My decision to get a degree was a big one, and very difficult since I had no money and no family to help. I worked part-time while taking classes, but couldn’t do that during my student internship. The scholarship allowed me to financially make it through the student teaching requirement. I’m glad I could do the student teaching rather than be alternatively certified because I’m better prepared to do well in my profession right from the start.

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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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