Your name, what you teach, and one thing that you are weirdly good at that never comes up at work.
Your name, what you teach, and one thing that you are weirdly good at that never comes up at work.
Hey yall. I'm David Curran and a former middle school design and engineering teacher. I also taught 3rd and 4th grade for 7 years and am so stoked you are here!
One thing I am weirdly good at is roasting coffee and pulling splinters out of my kiddos toes. I guess I could be better at reminding them to put their shoes on!
Ray Heyob here, a second career high school computer science teacher, whose dabbled a bit with middle school and college instruction.
I'm weirdly good (and at risk of being somewhat obnoxious) with connecting disconnected concepts and opportunities.
Hey Ray! So glad to have you here! What was your first career before teaching?
And keep being obnoxious! We need more people like you teaching CS!
Mostly at P&G in the IT function. 90s were manufacturing plants and logistics roles; 00-10's were commercial (digital marketing, corp marketing, B2C eCommerce).
Nice! My sister is a geotech engineer at PG&E! Were you digital marketing at PG&E or somewhere else! So cool!
Hi,
I'm Matt Plunkett, based in Los Angeles and teaching 5th grade History and English. 15+ years in the classroom working with students from 5th - 12th grade. I have some experience with Figma from the private sector, but eager to learn more.
I do a solid Sean Connery impression. Rarely comes up in the classroom, sadly. I may need to show the kids some early Bond or The Hunt for Red October to provide some context.
Welcome Matt! Gotta hear this Sean Connery impression some day! Super curious, what were/are you using Figma for in the private sector? So cool!
My name is Sharon Genoways and I teach a variety of CS courses. My super skills is a rule at Meowdoku. Such a time waster!!
Hey Sharon, so great to have you in our livestream!!! Do you teach high school computer science?
Also, I'd never heard of Meow Doku and had to look it up... looks awesome, and also like something I could spend hours on.
I'm Mark Gerl, Middle Learning Technology & Innovation teacher at The Galloway School in Atlanta, GA. My classes include App Design (why I'm exploring Figma), Game Design, Python Programming, Robotics, 3D Modeling and VR Creation.
One thing I am oddly good at is maintaining the legacy of Killer Pie from my days at an Italian restaurant in college. Ice cream, Snickers minis, so good it would make you change religions!
Hey Mark, so great to have you in the livestream this week! Holy smokes, you teach so many amazing things. I taught middle school app design, game design, and 3D modeling too!!!!
Do you do much with 3D printing or laser cutting? Also, my mouth is still watering thinking about that killer pie you described.
Hi everyone,
My name is Nare Movsisyan, and I'm a 9th-12th grade CTE Computer Graphics (and Game Design) teacher in Southern California. Starting my 11th year in teaching!
Something I'm weirdly good at is... software understanding, computer use (Windows & MacOS), and troubleshooting. It's a strange intuition I have. If I hadn't become a graphic designer, I would have pursued network engineering. I'm also able to type ~110 words per minute with 100% accuracy on average. 👀
Welcome Nare! So stoked to have you here! Wowza! You type 2x fast than me and I dont think I have ever had 100% accuracccy.
Hey,
I'm Julie Cunningham, I teach ELA 12 and a Media Arts Writing Class that also encompasses some design elements.
One thing I'm weirdly good at that doesn't come up at work is spending too much money on Magic the Gathering!! Whoops.
Hi All! My name is Michelle Boire and I teach Digital Imaging and Digital Photo at Mission Valley ROP in Fremont. I taught visual arts for most of my career, and this is my first adventure into the CTE/ROP world -- it's AWESOME!! I am weirdly good at finding things on the Internet -- I joke that I minored in Googling and YouTubing.