Greetings and welcome to Geometry.

I'm looking forward to seeing all my new students. I think they're going to like this class, I know I do.

See the Class Info section for more info about the course.

There are also links to some good resources on this page.

Thank you.

Excelsior!

Mr M.

MS State Certifications: 

-  117 Elementary Education, Grades 4 -- 6

-  154 Mathematics (Grades 7 -- 12)

-  901 Middle School Math (Grades 7 -- 8) 

-  9029 SREB Math Ready (Grades 7 -- 12)

Bio 

Teaching is not my first profession. I’m a career-changer. My original career was as a production/operations manager in the graphic communications field in Corporate America. I ran advertising companies and departments creating things like ads, catalogs, packaging… and other print materials like that.

Schooling: I really like school and being a student, myself. I’ve attended a bunch of schools. My high school was an art school – the High School of Art & Design in NYC. After I graduated, I went to a community college (NYC College of Technology). When I graduated there I went to work in the ad industry. But I realized the importance of a 4-year degree, so after several years of working, I returned to school – I went evenings & weekends to Adelphi U. It took me 5 years, but it was worth it. (I don’t suggest you go that route, though. Do it the easy way – finish college after HS.) Then, I went to grad school at NYU for a little while before deciding to go into teaching. I went to Wilson College in PA for a little while to earn my PA teaching certificate, but when I applied and was accepted to Teach for America, my new career accelerated. I moved down south, got teacher training at Delta State U. through TFA and immediately began teaching mathematics classes. I recently completed an online graduate course in mathematics education at UTA. So, it just goes to show you how much I know – when I was a younger, I thought my schooling was going to end when I graduated community college.

Personal: I was born and raised in Queens, NY. I have three children -- two sons and a daughter. I like comic books, reading, skiing, dogs, and of course… math!

Education

University of Texas at Arlington / Arlington, TX
-  Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction -- Mathematics  Education / GPA: 4.0


Wilson College / Teacher Internship Program / Chambersburg, PA
-  Coursework toward PA Level I Teaching Certificate / GPA: 4.0
 

New York University / School of Continuing & Professional Studies / New York, NY
-  Graduate work, MA Program – Graphic Communications Management & Technology
-  Certificate in Digital & Graphic Production Technologies

 
Adelphi University / University College / Garden City, NY
-  BS, Management & Communications, Summa Cum Laude

 
New York City College of Technology / New York, NY
-  AAS, Advertising Production Management


Experience

Teacher, Mathematics / Teach For America Corp Member / Alumnus
-  Lake Cormorant High School   /   DeSoto County SD, MS
-  Byhalia Middle School   /   Marshall County SD, MS
-  East Elementary School   /   Leflore County SD, MS


Manager, Graphic Operations / Team Developer,
Standard Motor Products Inc., Long Island City, NY  

Vice President, Production,
RocSoc Marketing Inc., New York, NY

Manager, Graphic Operations / Assistant Production Manager
Standard Motor Products Inc., Long Island City, NY  

Production Manager
Spectrum MultiLanguage Communications, New York, NY

Clever Portal: https://clever.com/in/desoto  

Remind.com: https://www.remind.com/join/k9efhe

CPM Parent Guide: 

https://content.schoolinsites.com/api/documents/361d95aa15424e518f7360cbfdefc22c.pdf

Khan Academy:https://www.khanacademy.org/  

Distance Learning Resources:

https://lchs.desotocountyschools.org/sys/content/newspost/20b8e3a5c80841a886910f4a25a9bea3