Steam Teacher & Career Mentor
Winchester Public Schools
- Served as a teacher in the Technology/Engineering program for grades 6-8, focusing on the five elements of a technology system (goal, inputs, processes, outputs, and feedback).- Developed technology focused lesson plans and course material emphasize research skills, problem solving, and critical and creative thinking.- Mentored students in pursuit of engineering questions and technological solutions In the areas of robotics, communication, manufacturing, construction, transportation and mechanical engineering, - Led workshop sessions, where students acquire basic skills in the safe use of materials, tools, and machines. - Course materials and lessons encouraged students to integrate the knowledge they acquire in their mathematics and science curricula to understand technology/engineering through the design process (learning to conceptualize a problem, design prototypes in three dimensions, use hand and power tools to construct their prototypes, test their prototypes, and make modifications as necessary).