Math Teacher for Dr. Frances A Karnes Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth
Posted by Michelle C Myers on Friday, March 25, 2011
Hello everyone!
Welcome to my blog. I decided I needed to do something to keep my website fresh so there would be a reason to keep coming back. I do alot of reading, and I recently read that it is recommended that professionals keep a blog.
Today is a fabulous day to start a blog. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. And I just got hired on as one of the math teachers for the Dr. Frances A Karnes Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth! I can't describe how excited I am!
For those of you unfamiliar with the program, Dr. Karnes heads the Center for Gifted Studies in the College of Education and Psychology department on the Southern Miss campus. It's a series of enrichment programs designed to help gifted students excel. During the summer there are three programs: Leadership Studies, Summer Gifted Studies, and the Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth. The first two are one-week session, but the ATY Program lasts three weeks. During that three-week program, students earn high school credit for a course. Students taking math earn credit through individually-paced self-study and can potentially complete more than one course depending on how fast they go.
I will be the math teacher for the lower-level maths (pre-Algebra - Algebra II). I am particularly excited about this opportunity due to the large role the Gifted Studies Center has played in my education. I earned high school credit in geometry when I was a student in the program. I have since returned as a residence counselor for the three programs when I was in college. It will be great to continue the legacy by becoming a teacher for the program. I look forward to this summer!
Welcome to my blog. I decided I needed to do something to keep my website fresh so there would be a reason to keep coming back. I do alot of reading, and I recently read that it is recommended that professionals keep a blog.
Today is a fabulous day to start a blog. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. And I just got hired on as one of the math teachers for the Dr. Frances A Karnes Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth! I can't describe how excited I am!
For those of you unfamiliar with the program, Dr. Karnes heads the Center for Gifted Studies in the College of Education and Psychology department on the Southern Miss campus. It's a series of enrichment programs designed to help gifted students excel. During the summer there are three programs: Leadership Studies, Summer Gifted Studies, and the Summer Program for Academically Talented Youth. The first two are one-week session, but the ATY Program lasts three weeks. During that three-week program, students earn high school credit for a course. Students taking math earn credit through individually-paced self-study and can potentially complete more than one course depending on how fast they go.
I will be the math teacher for the lower-level maths (pre-Algebra - Algebra II). I am particularly excited about this opportunity due to the large role the Gifted Studies Center has played in my education. I earned high school credit in geometry when I was a student in the program. I have since returned as a residence counselor for the three programs when I was in college. It will be great to continue the legacy by becoming a teacher for the program. I look forward to this summer!
