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Alison

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

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: Mathematics, grades 6-12

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

Name of Noyce institution:
Georgia State University/ Urban Mathematics Education Program

Current academic or teaching status:
First Year

School and school district:
Parks Middle School, Atlanta Public Schools

Background:

I went to Auburn University where I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in Finance. After working in sales and administrative roles for 7 years, I returned to school. I enrolled in Georgia State University to complete enough math courses to be accepted into the TEEMS secondary math program. I completed the graduate program in August 2010

Why do you want to teach:

I want to influence young minds positively. I love math and looking at the world mathematically. I want to give back to my community through forming relationships with young people in my neighborhood. I have been lucky enough to start my career in my zoned school district

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

In my 2nd or 3rd week of school, I was unexpectedly called out to two days of training. As I was driving home after the 2nd day, my phone rang. One of my students was calling me because she wanted to make sure I was coming back to school. I was so touched that after such a short time with this student, she was concerned about my attendance. We had formed a relationship and she showed me that.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

The Noyce program has provided support, experiences, relationships, and information that I don’t think I could have gotten in any other program. The program encourages real-world teaching, relationship building and a community that makes teaching more approachable. I have never felt a lack of support of family in the past year and a half.

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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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