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February 26, 2012

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Louise Ann Audette

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“Some look at things that are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were and ask why not?”

George Bernard Shaw

Educational Philosophy

Children learn best in an environment that is comfortable, supportive and invites curiosity. It is my goal as a teacher to provide the environment that allows students to express that natural curiosity and wonder for knowledge and understanding. By the time they reach high school they tend to lose this curiosity about learning and it is my desire to guide them back to this state of wonder. Students need a place to feel the confidence to think feely as individuals, share and work together as a team, and to explore strategies to solve problems. My “classroom” must extend beyond the structure of the school day. Interacting with the students in other activities illustrates that curiosity; learning and imagination are truly valuable elements of the human spirit. This is not reachable without including the importance of teachers as professionals, critical discourse with colleagues and the need to be a leader in my teaching community.

Professional Preparation

1980 Masters in Secondary Science Education, Connecticut State University System

1972 Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics Education, Boston College

Educational Experience

200*-****-*-** Math, AP Calculus, IB Higher Level Math Teacher, AOSR, Rome, Italy

2008 Summer, English Teacher Volunteer, ICBIE, Salvador, Brazil

199*-****-*-** Math and Physics Teacher, Math Team Leader, Somers High School, Somers, CT

200*-****-*-** Math Resource Specialist, Somers School District, Somers, CT

1984-1994 Adjunct Professor, Mathematics, Manchester Community College, CT

1985-1994 Teacher, New Hope Manor, CT. (Young women with substance abuse issues)

1980-1984 Math Teacher for Head Start and G.E.D. programs, Vernon and East Hartford.

1974-1979 Math and Science Teacher, Bolton High School, Bolton, CT

1973-1974 Math Teacher, Lincoln High School, San Jose, Costa Rica

Educational Contributions

My extension outside of the classroom has included advising 5 graduating classes throughout the four years of their schooling, a chess club, a mentoring club in which older students connected with the elementary children and JETS, an engineering team that has been ranked first in the state and also ranked nationally for the past two years. I am there in the evenings helping with variety shows, dances and other important events in their lives. I have brought in professionals to share their careers with the students. For more than 10 years I worked with the University of Connecticut and brought in graduate students to create modules in all aspects of engineering.

My work as a resource specialist gave me the opportunity to model lessons, interact and guide new teachers and to build creative modules and curriculum in the district.

My mission is to create a math curriculum that is integrated and just as important to be in a community that would foster interdisciplinary experiences. I have worked on school wide “whole ideas” such as Magellan, as well as interdisciplinary work in forensics, historic buildings in our society and physics to make learning more meaningful. My summers are filled with my own professional development to seek more connections including an international conference, the ICME, in Copenhagen, a tremendous opportunity for me to network with the best. Being a Presidential Recipient gave me more opportunities to continue learning. I have two children that have graduated from West Point and M.I.T and only asked that they would make the best effort for their choices in life – I ask the same from my students.

I must add that my experiences at a school in Rome and in Brazil, including more than 50 countries have taught me more about diversity than any text. I have also significantly reflected on my life and goals simply by sharing life and work with the tremendous people that I worked with in Brazil during the summer. I have worked professionally at the international level and attended various conferences including IB training. Constant technology knowledge and workshops are part of my professional growth.

Teachers should be learners.

Professional Activities and Workshops Attended

• Third Annual Rome Conference on Emotional Well-Being, March, 2011, Rome, Italy

• IB HL Math Professional Training, Montezuma, New Mexico, June 2010 Level III

• Technology workshop, Rome Italy, Web 2.0, Fall 2009

• Extensive travel and communication with professionals, summer 2009

• I.C.B.I.E. volunteer teaching in Salvador, Brazil, summer, 2008

• IB Workshop, November, 2007, Paris, France Level I

• M.I.T. Summer invitational One-week workshop in Engineering, “S.E.P.T” 2006

• BMIC Bio- Math invitational two-week workshop in Colorado with Rutgers University, N.J. 2006

• ICME-10 International Mathematics Conference, Copenhagen, July 2004

• TOYOTA-TIME grant mentor, 2004-2005

• Cooperating Teacher, The Galileo Project, University of Connecticut, 2002-present

• The da Vinci Project, University of Connecticut, 1999, 2001

• Judge for Somers School District Invention Convention 2003,2004,2005,2006

• Judge for CT Invention Convention 2004,2005,2006, University of Connecticut

• Trained in Critical Friends protocol and conduct workshops for the district

• Trained in Understanding by Design protocol and conduct district workshops

• American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2003, 2004

• Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, 2003, 2004

• National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference, 2004

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference, 2004

• National Science Foundation Annual GK-12 Teaching Fellows Conference, 2003, 2004

• American Association for Forensic Science Annual Workshop, 2003

• Workshops in educational methods and research, engineering, mathematics content and applications, and computer probes and software sponsored by: NSF, NCTM, NSTA,

• ASEE, FIE, PIMMS, CREC, AAFS, ATOMIC, TAFT, PASCO

• Member, past and present, of NCTM, NSTA, ASEE, ASCD, NEST,ATOMIC, SEPT.

Awards and Grants Received

• Finalist Einstein Fellowship, Washington, D.C. 2010

• Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, NSF, 2004

• Special Congress Recognition for 2003 PAEMST, presented by U.S. Representative Rob Simmons, April, 2004

• Official Citation from the State General Assembly for recognition and commendation for 2003 PAEMST, presented by the State of Connecticut Representative Penny Bacchiochi, April, 2004

• Fellow, Connecticut Academy for the Teaching of Mathematics and Science, 2004

• Invited participant for the 2004 National Summit on Science Education, April 2004

• Invited participant for the Congressional Hearing for Teachers, April, 2004

• Toyota-Time grant “FOR-MATH”, connecting mathematics and forensic science, 2002-2003; $10,000

• Teacher of the Year, Somers School District, 2002

• G.E. Teaching Fellow, University of Connecticut, 2000

• G.E./da Vinci Distinguished Fellow, University of Connecticut, 2002

• School-to-Career Grant, Somers School District, 2001; $500.00

NEWS

Teacher Of The Year Puts Her Students First

By LIZABETH HALL; Courant Staff Writer | June 17, 2002

Louise Audette didn't choose to be a teacher. She was chosen. The glass ceiling still scraped the top of women's heads when Audette graduated from Avon High School in 1968. As presented by her advisers, math was not the career for a young lady. Teaching it was. Thirty-four years later, Audette was chosen again -- this time by her peers as Somers Teacher of the Year. It's an award her students heartily endorse. While Audette, a mathematics and physics teacher at Somers High School, firmly avows universal choices for women, she wouldn't change the decision made for her. "I firmly believe if all my choices had been there, I would have gone into teaching," she said.

Presentations and Publications

Audette, L.A. and Vieth, R.F. (2004), “Engineering Ambassadors in the Classroom: The Galileo Project-Experiences at Somers High School”, Frontiers in Education Annual Conference, Proceedings.

Reviewer, Statistics text written by Dr. Prem from Eastern Connecticut State University and published by John Wiley & Sons. This text was for use at Manchester community College.

Contributor, FINE, Harvard Graduate School of Education, spring 2002, “Education and Community Connections”.

Audette, L.A. and Vieth, R.F. (2005) Presentation of K12 Engineering, ASEE New England Section Annual Conference, Fairfield University

References:

Mr. Tom Connolly, formally Principal, AOSR. gx9hkb@r.postjobfree.com - now principal at the Pan American School in Salvador, Brazil gx9hkb@r.postjobfree.com

Ms. Belinda Fiochi, Administrator, AP & IB Mathematics gx9hkb@r.postjobfree.com

Ms. Beth Pfannl, Head of School, AOSR gx9hkb@r.postjobfree.com

Mr. Robert Vieth, Science Coordinator, Alaska gx9hkb@r.postjobfree.com

Mr. Ralph Riola, Principal, Somers, CT gx9hkb@r.postjobfree.com



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