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New York City - Math for America Teachers

  • Gerald D. Fischbach Auditorium 160 Fifth Avenue New York, NY United States (map)

Story Collider Presents: Math for America

The Story Collider is proud to be presenting our fifth show with Math for America, hosting a private storytelling show with stories from NYC public school teacher presented to NYC public school teachers. Hosted by Nisse Greenberg and Gastor Almonte with help from producer Olufolakemi Olusanya.

This event is being produced in partnership with Math for America. At MƒA, we’ve created fellowships for accomplished mathematics and science teachers. Our model is based on the belief that collaboration, contin­ued learning, and genuine respect enables teachers to grow professionally and provides long-term career satisfaction.

MƒA teachers can register on the Small-World Network.

 

Stories By:

Nancy Buck currently teaches in a 6 - 12 school in Brooklyn. She is also a Master Teacher in the Math for America program. She believes that math is a beautiful and creative subject that allows people to understand the world around them. She works hard to create safe spaces so that all educators can see that both they and their students are mathematicians.

 

Jared Fox Ph.D., is in his 17th year of teaching and is an environmental science and AP Research teacher at the Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (WHEELS) in northern Manhattan and is a Master Teacher at Math for America. In 2019, Dr. Fox was granted the Sloan Award for Science and Mathematics Teaching and tapped to drop the Waterford Crystal Ball in Times Square for the 2020 New Year.

Dr. Fox, is also the co-founder of the Clean Air Green Corridor, a youth-led initiative to increase access to and the cleanliness of the public spaces in Washington Heights.  

Outside of the classroom, Dr. Fox serves on the Board of Directors of BioBus, Inc., whose mission is to provide high-quality science education experiences to student populations underrepresented in STEM.

At home, Jared is a proud husband and father of three and never misses an opportunity to hop on his recently electrified Brompton bicycle.

 

Asia S. Jackson is a high school chemistry teacher at High School for Medical Professions in Canarsie Brooklyn, a Master Teacher with Math For America, and a doctoral student at Teachers College in Science Education. With her years of experience teaching STEM in schools, and for non-profit and volunteer organizations, Asia realized students can be intimidated by science. She has a passion for creating accessible and meaningful science education for students of all ages. In her free time, she does volunteer work, likes to read fantasy and science fiction, and tries new recipes.

 

Joe Buro teaches Computer Aided Design (CAD) at Staten Island Technical High School, as well as is a Master Teacher II+ with Math for America. He’s been teaching 18 years in NYC and specializes in Career and Technical Ed as well as Mathematics. In the classroom he helps students learn how to use CAD in areas such as Biomedical Eng, Architecture, Civil Eng, Mechanical Eng, and 3D modeling for digital media.

He and his family live on Staten Island and enjoy exploring the city and surrounding areas. His wife Helen, and two daughters Kalista and Zoe are proud of him as he is proud of them. When his family is out and about they enjoy Boba Tea. 

Recently he became an example of his own instruction by needing surgery to remove tumor tissue growing in my skull. Successful surgery and recovery to proper health has left him with two large 3D printed parts in his skull. He now uses scans of his own skull to teach his students 3D modeling in biomedical engineering in addition to other areas mentioned.

 

Leton Hall is a passionate and accomplished science teacher with over 10 years of diverse experience working in the Bronx. He is involved in many aspects of teaching, which involves being an adjunct lecturer at Lehman College, a Master Teacher with Math for America, and part of various academic teams at his school. His involvement with NYC Men Teach reflected his passion for mentorship and support, especially for teachers of color. He received his Masters in Middle School Science Education from the City College of New York and his Masters of Elementary Education from Lehman College, and his Bachelor in Business Administration from Berkeley College.

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