At Gotham Professional Arts Academy, a small alternative high school in Brooklyn, Cameron Cassidy uses a host of innovative approaches to introduce his students to complicated mathematical concepts. Algebra students…
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…to teach, we need to hire her.” After college, Ms. Mancini returned to Tottenville to teach chemistry and was soon recognized as a “once-in-a-generation teacher.” Successful outcomes are commonplace for…
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…and by email. For those who want a challenge, she helps coordinate school-wide physics competitions. She is not only a master of the material, she is a master at teaching…
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…how to get the shiest, most subdued, and most timid students to be vocal, confident and passionate about science,” notes a colleague. A former student, now an aerospace engineer, comments,…
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…a teacher. Every day I see young people who may not start out with many advantages make it. They grow to be educated, self-directed, passionate human beings who are committed…
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Shreya Bedi is pursuing a Masters of Science in Historic Preservation from Pratt Institute. Shreya was born and grew up in India, and completed a bachelor’s degree in Architecture at…
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…appears too difficult. Instead of shying away, she challenges her students to take on increasingly complex problems and sees it as her mission to jolt her students out of their…
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…students to take intellectual risks while guiding them toward advanced mathematical thinking. No pushover, his much imitated stare commands a classroom’s attention—yet, he is equally admired for his commitment to…
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…Geometry, Algebra II, and Trigonometry. In his classes, he makes sure his students have the best chance of success by measuring comprehension in real-time—mid-class, hands go up holding ranked cards,…
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…years and continued to explore it at the University of Kansas, majoring in Theatre and Russian. After graduation, he worked in community theater and pursued educational experiences in Europe. He…
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