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Summer Bloggers 2009 :: The Light Bulb!

Dave Bryson — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:25:51 +0000

Name: Briana Pittari Site: Breakthrough Philadelphia–St. Joseph’s University Subjects: 8th Grade Social Studies (Global Issues) and Creative Writing Elective School: St. Joseph’s University 2010 Prompt 3: Please describe a recent “light-bulb” moment; every teacher has had this experience. You work with a student day after day and there seems to be one point that the student continues to struggle [...]

Summer Bloggers 2009 :: Emily Spooner

Elisabeth Cutler — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:56:44 +0000

Name: Emily Spooner Site: Breakthrough Philadelphia SJU Subjects Teaching: 8th Grade Writing Through Literature and 8th Grade Social Studies (Global Issues) School and year: Tufts University, Class of 2011 Define “academic rigor.” Tell a story about when you pushed a student to achieve beyond what they thought they were capable? If you’ve just started the summer, tell us how [...]

Summer Bloggers 2009 :: Grayson Cooper

Elisabeth Cutler — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:32:13 +0000

Name: Grayson Cooper Breakthrough Site: Summerbridge Pittsburgh Subject Teaching: Calculus, Current Events, Leadership and Policy Issues (Yes, four separate subjects-I’m working with the Community Leaders program for rising 9th grade students) School Attending/Year: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2012 Define “academic rigor.” Tell a story about when you pushed a student to achieve beyond what they thought they [...]

SummerBloggers 2009 :: Molly Chrnelich

Dave Bryson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:00:40 +0000

Name: Molly Chrnelich Breakthrough Site: Philadelphia – Grover Subject Teaching: Math (Pre-Algebra and Algebra) School Attending/Year: University of Notre Dame, Class of 2010 What are you most looking forward to this summer? What do you imagine you will need to rely on your fellow teachers for? This is a huge question! I am looking forward to a lot this summer [...]

2009 SummerBloggers :: Anjali Nirmalan

Dave Bryson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:51:50 +0000

Name: Anjali Nirmalan Breakthrough Site: Cambridge Subject Teaching: 8th grade Bridgeblock School Attending/Year: Tufts University/2009 & School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston/2010 (dual-degree program) What are you most looking forward to this summer? What do you imagine you will need to rely on your fellow teachers for? I look forward to being part of an incredible coalition: my [...]

2009 SummerBloggers :: Natalie James

Dave Bryson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:48:06 +0000

Name: Natalie James Breakthrough Site: Sacramento Subject Teaching: 7th Grade Biology – Genetic Focus School Attending/Year: UC Davis Class of 2010 What are you most looking forward to this summer? What do you imagine you will need to rely on your fellow teachers for? When I first applied to Breakthrough Collaborative in Sacramento (BSAC!), I was most excited [...]

2009 SummerBloggers :: Christian Martell

Dave Bryson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:43:38 +0000

Name: Christian Martell Breakthrough Site: Breakthrough Miami – Doctors’ Charter School Subject Teaching: 7th grade American History & Journalism School Attending/Year: Brown University What are you most looking forward to this summer? What do you imagine you will need to rely on your fellow teachers for? Having recently completed Orientation, I have a new-found respect for all of my [...]

2009 SummerBloggers :: Turner Cooper

Dave Bryson — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:40:37 +0000

Name: Mr. Turner Cooper Breakthrough Site: Breakthrough Atlanta Subject Teaching: 7th Grade Science School Attending/Year: Morehouse College, Rising Junior, English Major What are you most looking forward to this summer? What do you imagine you will need to rely on your fellow teachers for? What I look forward to the most this summer is supporting not only my students but, [...]

SummerBloggers 2009 :: Nadila Yusuf

Dave Bryson — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:35:14 +0000

Name: Nadila Yusuf Breakthrough Site: Providence Summerbridge Subject Teaching: Eight Grade Literacy School Attending/Year: Wheaton College 2011 (Norton, MA) What are you most looking forward to this summer? What do you imagine you will need to rely on your fellow teachers for? In March I decided to apply to Breakthrough Collaborative for many reasons. I want to make a “new” [...]

SummerBloggers 2009 :: Kayla Thomas

Dave Bryson — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:01:20 +0000

Name: Kayla Thomas Breakthrough Site: Cincinnati Subject Teaching: 9th grade History School Attending/Year: The Ohio State University – Second Year What are you most looking forward to this summer? What do you imagine you will need to rely on your fellow teachers for? I am most looking forward to working with the students and helping prepare them for high school [...]