11/16/2023 0 Comments Sfsu project heartbeat![]() ![]() At Boulder High School, one of my students wrote a beautiful song about photosynthesis. ![]() ![]() My first memory associated with teaching….this is a difficult question. Looking back now, it seems obvious that I was going to be a teacher from the very beginning. Patterson and many other great teachers and professors in my life. I spent some time reevaluating what I wanted, and I realized that one of the reasons I was a successful student was because I loved school. Suddenly, my goal of becoming a doctor didn’t seem as important. It wasn’t long before I met my soon to be husband, and I realized that I wanted to get married and start a family. My classes were engaging, and I had amazing professors. When I started school at the University of Colorado, I was a pre-med student. I earned degrees in Environmental Biology and Education. I was so hooked on science, I continued my studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Patterson introduced me to general biology, genetics, and anatomy and physiology. I went to Fort Collins High School, in Fort Collins, Colorado, where I continued to study math. He moved me to the algebra I class which empowered me as a student. Bromley, noticed that I was pretty good at math. My academic life started ramping up in 7th grade when my math teacher, Mr. Our HTA robotics team was amazing this year! Next year, I would like to start a science olympiad team! My home base is on Kauai, but I am lucky to work with students in Kona too. What is your role at Hawaii Technology Academy? My family is very busy with soccer practice, mock trial, robotics, boy scouts, surfing, video games, volunteering, and science (yes, we all love science!) My daughter is a senior in high school getting ready for college, and my boys attend HTA. I have three children, Emily, Luke, and Nate. Tell the HTA Ohana a little bit about yourself, Traci: If you were to summarize “YOU” in only one sentence, what would that sentence be? I have the heart of an idealist and the mind of a pragmatist. Quote? “The cure for anything is salt water-sweat, tears, or the sea.” ~Isak Dinesen Travel Destination? Tanjung Puting National Park, Kalimantan, Indonesia (one of few remaining habitats for wild orangutans) Song? Love’s in Need of Love Today (Stevie Wonder) What I find most rewarding is when I see students surprise themselves as they discover they are capable of accomplishing what they thought they couldn’t do. In my current position, the greatest challenge is trying to juggle multiple grade levels and attempt to adequately meet the wide range of needs of all my students. What do you find most challenging and rewarding about being a teacher? No amount of training or advance preparation could quite prepare me enough to feel that I was truly ready and that this wasn’t going to be a complete disaster. The mixed emotions of excitement and terror in the minutes before that very first day of school in my first classroom working as a teacher. What is your first memory associated with teaching? Even as a young child, I remember feeling that there must be a better way to teach and to learn, and I think that was what set me on the path toward teaching. My own experiences as a student in a traditional classroom environment throughout K-12 were unremarkable, unchallenging, and uninspiring. in Curriculum Studies from the University of Montana. in Humanities, then earned a teaching credential in elementary education from San Francisco State University. I graduated from New College of California with a B.A. Will you share a bit about your academic background? I traveled and lived overseas for several years as a young adult before eventually settling in San Francisco, where I remained until about eight years ago, when a job opportunity for my spouse brought us to the island of Hawaiʻi. I was born and raised in western New York state. Tell the HTA Ohana a little bit about yourself, Tina: ![]()
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