Tricia
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Mathematics Teacher |
| Location | Ormond Beach, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | My name is Tricia Aylward (Garver) and I am currently a 6th and 7th grade gifted/advanced mathematics teacher at Ormond Beach Middle School (OBMS). I moved to Ormond Beach, Florida from Duluth, Minnesota in 2005. I currently coach the middle school dance team and MathCounts team at OBMS. I graduated from the University of Minnesota, Duluth in 2001 with a major in Elementary Education and minors in Mathematics teaching and Dance. As an undergraduate student I participated in many of the dance and theatre productions at the University of Minnesota, Duluth and in the community. Also, while working on my undergraduate degree in education I was part of a PT3 grant to integrate technology into the classroom. Because of this opportunity, I find it necessary to continually educate myself and my students on integrating technology into the classroom. This also lead me to recently pursue my master's in Instruction Technology at the University of Central Florida (UCF). I will be blogging about my experiences at UCF and the use of technology in my mathematics classroom. |
| Interests | Yoga, Dance, Using technology in the classroom, Surfing and Beach, Traveling on mission trips |
| Favorite movies | What Dreams May Come, The Great Gatzby, Xmen series, Dear John, Transformers |
| Favorite music | From classical music by Aaron Copeland, to pop stars like Rhianna, Akon, Usher, and Eminem, rock bands like Dave Mathews Band and Red Hot Chili Peppers, to country stars like Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney and Taylor Swift |
| Favorite books | The Giver by Lois Lowry, Dancing on My Grave by Gelsey Kirkland, Zoya by Danielle Steel, Dear John by Nicholas Sparks, Twlight Series by Stephanie Meyer, Uglies Saga by Scott Westerfeld |