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Noyce Scholar Profile

Angela Zanchi

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Math and Psychology

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: Mathematics, grades 6-8

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Noyce Scholar

Name of Noyce institution:
Virginia Tech

Current academic or teaching status:
Senior

School and school district:
Blacksburg Middle School

Background:

I am from Chesapeake, VA where I live with my mother, father, younger brother and younger sister. I love to sing, play guitar and play sports, especially soccer and volleyball. Currently, I am a Resident Advisor in East Campbell Hall at Virginia Tech (VT). I am also involved in the math club and was the treasurer for Students Helping Honduras at VT during my junior year. Students Helping Honduras is a non-profit organization which raises money for the people of Villa Soleada, a village that they built down in Honduras. I went to Honduras over the 2009-2010 winter break and had an amazing experience meeting the villagers and completing the water system for the village.

Why do you want to teach:

I want to teach to know that I have made a difference in someone’s life. Teaching is an occupation where you can see someone’s growth, both academically and emotionally throughout a short time. I want to be able to bring math to life for all of my students and hopefully allow them to leave my class with an appreciation for math.

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

I am only a senior in college and have not yet started my student teaching, but I have held jobs in day cares and tutoring that have also led to some interesting teaching experiences. I think the most memorable experience was tutoring a student in Algebra 1 over the summer. She was moving from a private school into a public school and had to take the Virginia SOL to show that she was proficient in Algebra 1 before she moved on to Algebra 2. She was having difficulty with solving certain equations, and I broke it down for her. All of a sudden she had that AHA moment, which may not be a big deal to some, but just the fact that I finally got through to her made me feel great. After that, she did not have much difficulty solving that type of equation. I was so excited that I was actually able to help someone learn, rather than just memorize how to do something.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

The Noyce program has provided an opportunity for me to reach out into the math teachers’ community. I have been to many conferences and talks that I may never have even heard of or considered before becoming a Noyce Scholar. Going through all of these experiences has opened my eyes and led me to see that teaching is really where I am meant to be in my life.

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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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