My Bio

My name is Laura Pappas, I have a dual major at Rider University in Elementary Education, Integrated Science with a Mathematics Concentrations and two minors; one in Middle School Education and one in Mathematics. I have a passion for math and science and desire to share my knowledge and passion with my students. So far I have interned at the Lawrenceville Middle School in Lawrenceville,NJ, Constable Elementary School in South Brunswick,NJ,and in Hopewell Valley Middle School,in Hopewell,NJ. I am looking forward to student teaching in the Spring of 2009. It is in a 7th grade Earth Science Class at the John Witherspoon Middle School in Princeton, NJ.

Resume

This is a copy of my most recent resume.

Math & Science Courses Taken at Rider University

Mathematics courses:
Calculus I,II,III
Advanced Calculus
Linear Algebra
Differential Equations
Modern Geometry
Modern Algebra
Prob & Stat Analysis
Discrete Mathematics

Science courses:
General Physics I & II with labs
Genetics
Integrated Science
Supervised Study of Capstone Course

My Interests

Learning Foreign Languages, so far I have studied Spanish,Russian and Greek. I also enjoy cooking, drawing and crocheting. I used to train in and instruct Taekwondo white belts-brown belts ages 3-15 (2003-2006).

Philosophy of Math & Science Education

Here is a short essay about my philosophy of education in mathematics

Normal Developmental Level & Normal Behavior of Middle School Students

Here is a paper explaining the normal developmental level of middle school students, with a particular emphasis in math, and the normal behavior of middle school students.

Fall 07 Education Portfolio

Here is my education portfolio for my junior year at Rider University. I interned in a 3rd grade all inclusive special education classroom at the Constable Elementary School in South Brunswick, NJ. This porfolio pertains to Math and Literacy education.