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Noyce Scholar Profile

Eric Schober

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Mathematics B.S.

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: Math Level 4 Endorsement

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Noyce Teaching Fellow

Name of Noyce institution:
SMART

Current academic or teaching status:
1

School and school district:
Salt Lake Center For Science Education / Salt Lake City School District

Background:

I was born and raised in Medellín, Colombia. I came to the United States to pursue my first college degree at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania. There I obtained a Bachelor of Arts with a major in Religion. I returned to Colombia unsure of my future, but I knew that I wanted to study Math more in depth. I audited two Calculus courses at a local university in the Fall of 2003, which eventually led to a teaching position there. I realized later that I wanted to teach secondary school where I could spend more quality time with my students. I decided to return to the USA to study Math. I obtained my second bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah. Now I teach an Algebra I group at the Salt Lake Center for Science Education (a charter school in the Salt Lake City School District).

Why do you want to teach:

I believe I can be a positive influence in the lives of my students. I know there is a great need out there in the world of today’s students; a need for acceptance, a need for having someone believe in them. I know I won’t reach every student, but it will all be worthwhile for the one student I do reach. This is why I want to teach.

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

I remember sitting down next to a student this past Spring and helping him out with a Geometry problem. When I finished working with him I got up and moved to another student. It was my mentor teacher who pointed out to me that a soon as I moved away, the first boy said to his neighbor, “He explained the problem to me!”, with a mixture of joy and pride. It seems like a silly thing to remember as something memorable, but I felt appreciated and respected, as well as honored that the student felt that he had learned after hearing my explanation.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

It has been a blessing to have the support that the Noyce program provides. I deeply respect my mentor teacher, and have found her advice invaluable as I learn to become a better teacher. The monetary stipend and tuition benefits that comes with the program has also been a source of relief. I know that many other students wishing to enter the teaching profession are not as privileged to have this combination of mentorship and financial backing.

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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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