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Allison Milam

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Mathematics

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

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Noyce Scholar

Name of Noyce institution:
CSUSB

Current academic or teaching status:
Third Year Math Student

School and school district:
San Bernardino City Unified School District

Background:

I am a single-mom, re-entry student. I began my college math classes at the elementary algebra level and have worked my way up. I’m excited to share my new-found love of math with my future students, and am thankful for the mentorship that the NOYCE program provides.

Why do you want to teach:

I really enjoy the challenging subject of mathematics, and love sharing my understanding with others. I hope to inspire kids to follow their dreams and never give up. I know that teaching will be challenging, but I plan on facing the challenges head-on and not I’m not going to back down.

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

Just the other day I was teaching a lesson. I started out using variables, in which it was easy to make up random problems. Then I tried to switch over to constants midstream and I started telling the kids some really wacky stuff like: 10(3)=15. It was pretty funny, but those poor kids… Thankfully they did call me on it. It reminded me that as a teacher I’m going to make mistakes, sometimes BIG mistakes; but that students and teachers alike, we are all in the learning process together.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

The NOYCE program has been a great way for me to get in the classroom and and get the much needed hands-on training while still finishing up my degree. I know that the extra support and classroom experience I receive through NOYCE will make a big difference in the success of my career, especially in my first year teaching.

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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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