Anthony Beckwith – Math & Computer Science

December 4, 2017 | Teacher Tuesday

  What is your favorite part of your job? I love to research and come up with new ideas that I think will get students excited about the topic they are studying. Especially in teaching coding, I enjoy the moments when a student discovers a new approach or process or idea that they’ve figured out how to apply to a project of theirs and want to share it with me and perhaps teach me something new! This generates a lot of energy and enthusiasm. Why did you decide to teach math & computer science? I was a Math major in

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Ryan Palmer – Science

November 27, 2017 | Teacher Tuesday

What is your favorite part of your job? I love working with the students, both in and out of class. We have some great students at CCHS, and I’m more and more impressed with them the longer that I’m here. Why did you decide to teach Science? I chose to teach chemistry because of how beautifully it describes the world around us. Everything we see in our daily lives can be explained with chemistry, and helping students to make those connections is what makes it such a rewarding subject. What extracurricular activities are you involved with at CC? Late last

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Sue Ravalese – Math

November 13, 2017 | Teacher Tuesday

What is your favorite part of your job? My favorite part of teaching is learning along-side my students. I enjoy listening to my students discuss their ideas with other students as they develop their understanding. I particularly like hearing them disagree and enthusiastically try to convince each other that their viewpoint is the correct one. I look forward to my students asking me questions that I need to think about and sharing insights that get me to see things from a different perspective. Why did you decide to teach Math? I decided to teach math because it was the subject I had

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Shelley Hull – English

November 6, 2017 | Teacher Tuesday

  What is your favorite part of your job? I love being in the classroom and working with my colleagues! I honestly look forward to coming to work every day. How would you summarize your teaching philosophy? Something writer Toni Morrison said in an interview about her teaching has always resonated with me: “I tell my students, ‘When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody

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Steve Wells – SPED

October 30, 2017 | Teacher Tuesday

  What is your favorite part of your job? My favorite part of my job is working and interacting with students! My goal coming to work every day is to help students learn, while having fun and laughing. Why did you decide to teach Special Education? I decided to teach Special Education because I think that one of my gifts is helping other people and I find that I am able to do that every day when I am teaching. Also, as a graduate of Concord-Carlisle High School, I really wanted to give back to the school/community that gave me

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Kate Fleming – English

October 23, 2017 | Teacher Tuesday

What is your favorite part of your job? My favorite part of the job is seeing students progress in their thinking and reading and writing skills. I had a Sophomore student last year who wasn’t very interested in the texts that we were reading. I tap-danced through The Great Gatsby and Song of Solomon and, at the end of each novel, he would look at me and shrug. He was “doing” English class, but he wasn’t enjoying it. At the end of the year we read The Crucible and this student came back after the first reading assignment and announced

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Craig Carpenter – SPED

October 16, 2017 | Teacher Tuesday

What is your favorite part of your job? Working with students. Why did you decide to work with students? I think high school is such an important time for growth and moving towards independence, and it is exciting to be a part of that with students. How would you summarize your teaching philosophy? Relationship-based, student-centered. Why did you become a teacher? To help kids and do something fulfilling! What has been your biggest surprise at CC? How supportive the community is! What is a piece of advice you have for students at CC? Try your best, don’t sweat the small

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Lynne Beattie – K12 Digital Literacy

October 10, 2017 | Teacher Tuesday

What is your favorite part of your job? Helping teachers and students find ways to create, be more productive, and solve problems using technology. Why did you decide to move to Digital Literacy? I decided to move into digital literacy because I have always been inspired by what technology can do to engage learners and transform the learning experience. It was a big part of my own instructional practice as an elementary and middle school teacher and as a principal. How would you summarize your teaching philosophy? I love encouraging curiosity, and helping learners to develop the skills and habits

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Ray Pavlik – Science

October 2, 2017 | Teacher Tuesday

  What is your favorite part of your job? Without question, my favorite part of the job is working with the students, particularly the freshmen.  I feel blessed to teach, coach and interact with so many amazing people.  Every day I am impressed by someone’s kindness, caring, intelligence and spirit.   I love teaching about earth science and seeing students get excited as they learn about all of the amazing things that exist on our planet.  I love that at the same time I get to laugh every day.  Finally, since I teach primarily freshmen, I get to witness the tremendous

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Alexandra Kuchar – Science

September 26, 2017 | Teacher Tuesday

What is your favorite part of your job? The people! The students, staff, parents — there’s a buzz about a high school that makes it a great community and a fabulous place to work. I learn something new every day. How would you summarize your teaching philosophy? Make it Real! I teach physics and I try to give real-life examples so that my students think about physics long after class is over. I talk about cars, stairways, electrical switch boxes, falling pianos, all sorts of things. What is a piece of advice you have for students at CC? Be Hungry!

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