' Geometry Bootcamp - 1 Week

Welcome to my profile!  My name is Amber.  I come to you from the great state of Ohio. DO I hear an “OH-IO!  Go Buckeyes.”  

I am a jack of many trades.  The most important being ... “Wife” to an amazing man and “Mom” to our 4 crazy, awesome children, ages 23, 20, 17, and 13.  I also am a full-time public high school Math Teacher, tutor, and at one time an online ESL teacher.  The list doesn’t stop there… My husband and I also serve as pastors of a local church .  

My love for teaching started at a very young age.  I remember playing teacher all the time as a child.  My first teaching experiences were teaching Sunday School and providing tutoring to elementary/middle school students while still in high school.  After high school, I went on to obtain my Bachelor’s Degree from The University of Findlay in Mathematics (Secondary Education, grades 7 - 12).  My husband and I returned to our hometown after receiving our teaching degrees to pursue teaching careers.  I am currently starting my 25th year of teaching math at my hometown high school and my husband has since become the IT director for the district.  Through the years, I have taught every level of math, including Pre-Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2, PreCalculus, and AP Calculus AB/BC.  While in the middle of my teaching career, I also went back to school to get my Master’s Degree for Walden University in Middle School Mathematics (grades 6-8).  My credentials also span to obtaining more than 45+ graduate hours in various educational areas, including Personalized Learning, Classroom Management, How the Brain Works, Google Apps, Technology - Based classes, etc.   I also serve as the high school’s LEO Club Co-advisor, which helps get our students involved in volunteering within both the school district and community, as well as serve as the Math Department Lead.  

I also have experience teaching younger aged children.  I just recently stepped down as the Lead Children’s Ministry Pastor after numerous years.  During this time, I served as a curriculum administrator and developer, teacher, and nursery administrator for the children’s classes, ages newborn  - 10.  I developed curriculum for various ages and trained many new teachers, all while also teaching in the classroom or nursery.   Also, I previously served as an Online ESL teacher at a well - known company, where I taught English to students ranging from ages 4 - 14, as well as providing tutoring at the local community center for all ages.  

When I am not teaching,  I enjoy spending time with my family.  I enjoy watching my children, nieces, and nephews participate in competitive sports, including football, golf, soccer, basketball. By the way my nephew just became a "Buckeye." He has joined the OSU football team. As a family, we spend much of our summer months in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan at the lake house, where we love boating, wakeboarding, water - skiing, jet skiing, tubing, or just relaxing by the lake.  Last, we also love Disney World!  FAMILY is very important!  

As a teacher… My passion is to make LEARNING FUN!  I want my students to laugh and smile in class, all while learning at a high level with lots of rigor, stretch, complexity, and confidence! You COUNT With ME!