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Noyce Scholar Profile

Chris Witthaus

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Chemical Engineering

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: High School Science

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Master Teaching Fellow

Name of Noyce institution:
University of Missouri SMAR2T

Current academic or teaching status:
First Year Teacher

School and school district:
Francis Howell North High School

Background:

I studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Missouri. After a year as working as a paraprofessional in my home school district and then working as an engineer in the biofuels industry, I went back to school to get my teaching certificate.

Why do you want to teach:

I studied engineering is school because it challenged me. I also wanted to help the world around me. After getting a view of helping in a school or in a factory, I realized that I liked it better when I got to see the results of what I was doing. This was helping students learn and gain an interest in science.

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

When I first starting working as a para, I had to help a student study for a test. The student usually got F’s on their test. After working with them, I was able to motivate them and get them ready for the test, and the student got an A.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

The Noyce Program has meant that the door has been opened for me to pursue my teaching certificate without having to worry about how I could pay for it.

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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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