Noyce Scholarship

Question: What is your vision for your future math classroom you will be responsible for after Noyce?

Answer: I hope to create a safe place where students can be themselves. My classroom will involve a lot of collaboration where students can work together in a judgment free zone. I ultimately hope to help students find joy in math by making it fun and relating the math we learn to the real world and their interests.

Question: You’re outstanding, why are you wanting to teach?

Answer: I want to teach because it has been my dream since I was in first grade. Many people get discouraged when it comes to math, and I hope to build up their confidence and help them on their education journey. I had many outstanding teachers that changed my life and I hope to be that teacher for my future students.

Question: What is your vision for your future math classroom you will be responsible for after Noyce?

Answer: I want my future classroom to look like a “show” or space exploration where my students participate actively in a collaborative learning experience. I plan to make each class interesting by including games, and memorable stories at the same time meeting the standards of a conventional classroom. I anticipate setting up my classroom differently for each class and being inclusive of my students.

Question: You’re outstanding, why are you wanting to teach?

Answer: I believe education is the foundation of our future and my first and foremost goal as a teacher is to help my students learn. Teaching has always been my dream, well, that’s a lie, my first dream was to be a wizard. But after I realized chemistry was too hard to make a magic potion, I decided teaching would be the next best thing. Math is magical in that it’s a nonphysical tool that explains the patterns of reality. We use math constantly, everywhere in life. When you estimate how much liquid to pour, when you have to schedule your work and play, when you decide how much to pay for anything. We use algebra, statistics, and geometry everywhere. Like a book of spells each subject has its own uses and patterns. I want to take my students on a magical journey through the world of math, where we can get lost in a place where logic is second only to fact.

Question: What is your vision for the Math classroom you will be responsible for after Noyce?

Answer: Math captivated my interest early on, with every new concept lighting a spark in me as I pushed the limits of what I could do with the math I knew. My goal in my future math classroom is to help every student find that spark in their own mathematics experience: to encourage the students who have already found theirs to keep moving forward, to reignite it in the students who have had theirs dimmed from previous experiences, and to show those who haven’t found theirs yet the beauty in the mathematics that is all around us, even in the most unexpected places. Current math education does a disservice to our students in more ways than can be written here and while I alone cannot fix an entire system, it only takes one teacher to change a student’s life.

Question: You’re outstanding, why teach?

Answer: The math classroom was always a second home for me growing up; as a queer autistic person it was the one place I knew I belonged even when I never seemed to fit anywhere else. I want to be able to provide that second home for any student who needs it and make sure my students know that they are capable of anything they set their minds to.

Question: What is your vision for your future math classroom you will be responsible for after Noyce?

Answer: Math has a reputation of being high stakes in the sense where you either get the answer right or wrong unlike other subjects where there is usually a gray area. I envision my future classroom as a place where students are not afraid of mistakes or failure, they are a part of learning and show us how far we’ve come. I hope to maintain an environment that makes students feel safe, valued, and curious.

Question: You’re outstanding, why are you wanting to teach?

Answer: I’ve always loved the math and I want to share that enthusiasm with students. I see math as more than just calculations, it’s a tool that helps us understand and solve real-world problems. I want to show students that math isn’t scary, it’s a way to think critically, analyze information, and make informed decisions. I hope to encourage students to see the value and relevance of math beyond the classroom, strengthening their curiosity and confidence in the process.

Question: What is your vision for your future math classroom you will be responsible for after Noyce?

Answer: My vision for my future math classroom is to host a creative space where students can engage with Sean Kavanaugh’s idea of 360 Degree Math. It’s a concept I picked up while attending the North West Math Conference. It encourages student participation and developing strong social and math skills.

Question: You’re outstanding, why are you wanting to teach?

Answer: I want to teach because it is my dream job to build students’ confidence with math and to coach sports at the campus I choose to work for. I also want to teach students a course about financial literacy and to plan for their lives after high school.

Question: What is your vision for your future math classroom you will be responsible for after Noyce?

Answer: I want my future math classroom to be a community where students feel safe and confident sharing their ideas, making mistakes, helping each other, and asking for help. My dream is to make learning math fun and collaborative, especially for students who don’t believe math is for them. 

Question: You’re outstanding, why are you wanting to teach?

Answer: To me, teaching is an investment and radical belief in our future. Through learning math, we learn to communicate and justify our ideas, question each other when something doesn’t seem right, and persevere together in solving seemingly unsolvable problems. These skills are applicable in all areas of life and essential for a better world.

Question: What is your vision for your future math classroom you will be responsible for after Noyce?

Answer: My vision for the future math classroom is one filled with compassion, connection, and genuine joy for learning. I imagine a space where every student feels not just welcomed, but truly embraced for who they are—where their unique perspectives and experiences are celebrated as strengths, not limitations. I dream of fostering an environment where curiosity thrives, where students feel inspired to ask questions, explore new ideas, and take risks without fear of failure. I want students to leave my classroom not only with a deeper understanding of mathematics but also with a newfound confidence in their own abilities.

Question: You’re outstanding, why are you wanting to teach?

Answer: I want to teach because I am passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of others, and I see teaching as a meaningful way to contribute to my community and society as a whole. I want to inspire my students to dream big, to believe in themselves, and to recognize their own potential. Moreover, I find joy and fulfillment in the process of helping others learn and grow. There is something incredibly rewarding about witnessing the moment when a concept “clicks” for a student, or seeing their eyes light up with excitement when they make a new discovery.

Question: What is your vision for your future math classroom you will be responsible for after Noyce?

Answer: My vision for my future classroom, in short, is to have a classroom full of math thinkers and not just math doers. To have students that are open to explore mathematically and see that math is for everyone!

Question: You’re outstanding, why are you wanting to teach?

Answer: I love math! And I want to be able to extend that love to the next generation. One of my biggest desires is to impact our future thinkers and world changers and what better way to do that than to teach them!

Question: What is your vision for your future math classroom you will be responsible for after Noyce?

Answer: In my future math classroom, I envision an environment characterized by warmth, inclusivity, and encouragement. Students will feel valued and respected, their voices heard, and their opinions acknowledged. I aim to foster a community where students support each other’s learning journeys. Through engaging and interactive math lessons, students will explore mathematics on a profound level and develop the resilience and problem-solving skills necessary for lifelong learning. 

Question: You’re outstanding, why are you wanting to teach?

Answer: Thanks to my mother’s role as a teacher, I witnessed firsthand the impact a dedicated educator can have on students’ lives. Although mathematics may not be every student’s favorite subject, I see it as an opportunity to share my enthusiasm and make a positive difference. Becoming a high school math teacher allows me to blend my love for the subject with my aspiration to inspire and empower the next generation of learners, guiding them toward discovering the beauty and relevance of mathematics in their lives.

Question: What is your vision for your future math classroom you will be responsible for after Noyce?

Answer: I have always envisioned my future classroom to be a place where students can thrive, grow, learn, and succeed not just in mathematics but as individuals. I want students to be excited to come to my classroom and enjoy the environment of the room, feel comfortable asking questions and develop a feeling of calm within the classroom. Most of all I want students to grow their love of mathematics as I share my love of mathematics with them. 

Question: You’re outstanding, why are you wanting to teach?

Answer: Looking back, the dream of being a teacher has always lived in me. All of my teachers made an impact within my life and the idea of being the teacher that positively impacts a student’s life is a dream of mine. My high school teachers supported me fully and challenged me to be better. I will always strive to be a teacher who fully supports their students in and out of the classroom, and who challenges their students to be their best self. This has led to my decision of becoming a high school math teacher.

Question: What is your vision for your future math classroom you will be responsible for after Noyce?

Answer: My vision for the future math classroom that I will be responsible for after Noyce is a classroom that wants to know more about mathematics. I want to be able to make my classroom fun and engaging in a way that has my students want to be there. I want to make sure that they are able to see just how fin math can be and see all the important things that math is a part of. Being able to show that the generalizations about mathematics and how you will only see it in a handful of fields or how it “will never be used after school” is wrong. The ways of doing this can change day to day. But being able to do this through classroom discussions, activities that connect the concepts that we are learning to one another, allowing students to create problems and have one another solve them, and just being a positive learning environment will help create the joy for learning mathematics that I envision in my future classroom.  

Question: You’re outstanding, why are you wanting to teach?

Answer: Since I was younger, I always knew that I would want to become a teacher. I wasn’t always sure what subject I would want to teach, but as I went through school, I found that math was my favorite subject to learn and one that I found I did exceptionally well in. But it became apparent that this would be my future career when I would spend time in class helping students understand what it was that they were learning. Most of the time my classmates would complain that their teacher was not teaching the subject in a way that made sense to them. So, I would help them by explaining it in another way. I was told on many occasions that I made such a good teacher that that is what I should do as a job. So, I made it my goal to do well in high school and college so that I could get to where I am today: working towards my Bachelor of Science in Mathematics specified in Secondary Education Teaching. I want to be able to be the teacher that so many of my classmates growing up didn’t have for them. I want to be able to show kids that math can be fun.