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Who am I and why am I here? Michael Fuchs
Physics Teacher at Boulder High Former Aerospace Engineer I’m here to talk about my high school teaching experience
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Presentation Pre-test
How many of you are interested in becoming a high school physics teacher?
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(How many students must a man disarm before they call him a teacher?)
One Teacher’s Story (How many students must a man disarm before they call him a teacher?)
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How I got into teaching I used to be like some of you
Worked aerospace after sophomore year Eclipses, neighbors, and eggs I never wanted to be an engineer anyway
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Structure of Science Department
13 teachers Physical Science, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Geology, Botany, Anatomy, Environmental Science Department head – no release time $9000 per year to cover supplies, photocopying, equipment, etc.
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Physics Courses Regular – 187 students – 6 sections
Honors – students – 2 sections AP B students - AP C – students – 1 section Total – students – 9 sections Junior Class – about 450 students
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TEXTS Regular Honors, AP B AP C
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Three Physics Teachers
Two teach two sections each I have all physics
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Structure Full load is 5 classes Classes meet 5 days/week
Day is from 7:30 to 3:00 Seven periods/day, 55 minutes each Few teachers have a room to call their own
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Less than good side Meetings Grading Lab setup Switching rooms
Long hours The occasional jerky student The occasional jerky parent
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Good side Get to talk about what I love Students are fun
Sometimes they give you stuff Nobody tells me what to do Time “off” The money isn’t all that bad
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Can Always Do More F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Competition 2003
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2004
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2005
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2006
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Teacher in Residence Sit in on reformed classes
Work with learning assistants Rework labs Hallway exhibits Mentor teachers
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Non-typical but interesting stories
Same sex kiss-a-thon Political sit-in Visit by Secret Service
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What does the future hold?
Fourteen years later, still work to be done
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Presentation Post-test
How many of you are interested in becoming a high school physics teacher?
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