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Noyce Scholar Profile

Alex Pepin

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Chemistry

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: Chemistry, grade 10; General Science, grade 9

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Noyce Scholar

Name of Noyce institution:
University of Minnesota

Current academic or teaching status:
First year teaching in 2011-12 school year

School and school district:
Watertown-Mayer High School, Watertown-Mayer School District

Background:

I have an undergraduate degree in chemistry along with many hours of volunteer experience in the classroom as an undergraduate. I also had a research fellowship during the summer of my Junior year as an undergraduate in the department of chemistry at the University of Minnesota. I am now finishing up my Master’s of Education at the University of Minnesota and will be starting my first year of teaching this fall.

Why do you want to teach:

I want to teach and enjoy teaching because of the kids. I really enjoy seeing the students learn and being a part of that experience for them. I also really enjoy getting the students excited about science and have a great time seeing them have a great time with the subject matter.

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

The most memorable experience I had in teaching was going back into the classroom where I did my student teaching and having one of the students tell me that I made science fun for them, and they really appreciated my effort in teaching them. That meant a lot to me.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

The Noyce program has done two major things for me. The first is that it made my education more affordable. I would have had to take out a considerable loan if not for the Noyce scholarship. As a teacher and having a wife who is a teacher, avoiding debt is a very good thing for us. Also, the Noyce interviews that were and continue to be conducted really prepared me for the interviews that I had during my job search. I felt they gave me a leg up on some other candidates.

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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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