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Noyce Scholar Profile

Claudio Salas

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Mathematics

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: Mathematics, grades 9-12

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Noyce Scholar

Name of Noyce institution:
CSU San Bernardino NOYCE Scholar

Current academic or teaching status:
Senior

School and school district:
Shandin Hills Middle School, San Bernardino School District

Background:

I was born in Pomona, California. My family was very poor. We were a family of 6 living in a one bedroom apartment. Sports are what kept me out of the streets most of the time. Luckily I met someone who helped get into a four year university. It was here where I fell in love with Mathematics. It came to me very easy during high school, but I never liked as much as I do now. I left the country for two years and lived in Italy where I studied Italian literature and played soccer in several 4th division teams. Now I am trying to pursue my a job teaching mathematics and hopefully soccer as well in a high school.

Why do you want to teach:

I want to help erase this fear that many students have of mathematics. Some students are so scared into believing they will never understand it, but I believe that with a good teacher and a good attitude, every student can learn math. I love teaching, whether it’s math or soccer. I enjoy sharing my knowledge with students and peers. I would also like to give back to the community and help students from low income families arrive to college just like I was able to.

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

I can still remember the first time I tutored a student in math. She was so happy that she finally was able to understand the concept due to my help. I then remembered having a similar feeling when I was a high school student. It feels good when we understand, and just seeing how happy the first student I tutored was made me realize that teaching mathematics was my future.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

Noyce has provided me with a good teaching mentor to help better prepare myself for my future job. It has also provided for great experience in a classroom. The financial help I receive from the NOYCE program allows me to not have to work much and concentrate on my lesson plans and studies.

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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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