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.

Case Study in Mathematics

Here is an evalutation of a student's mathematical abilities from the 3rd grade special education class in the Constable Elementary School.

6th Grade, Polygons Lesson

Polygons This lesson was a review of all aspects of polygons in preparation for the students exam the following day.

6th Grade Math Activities

Here are some quick math activities for the 6th grade; NJCC Standards are included.

6th Grade, Transformations Lesson

Transformations This lesson reviewed tranformations such as translations, reflections, rotations and rotational symmetry.

Ratios and Proprtions.

This lesson taught students how to use ratios and proportions to find the missing length, given two similar figures.

Power Point for Translations Lesson

Here is the Power Point presentation which I used for my math lesson on translations.

http://docs.google.com/Presentation?id=dc7xnqvs_128jp9dmwsc

Hemochromatosis Term Paper Spring 2008

This paper is about Hemochromatosis; a genetic disorder in which red blood cells absorb and retain high amounts of iron.

Hemochromatosis Power Point

Comprehension; Teaching Students to Ask Questions

This was a lesson for my junior experience, in a 3rd grade special education class.