TIME 2000 GRADUATES RETURN TO SHARE THEIR TEACHING EXPERIENCES

TIME 2000 Director, Professor Alice Artzt, welcoming the graduates and the undergraduates to the seminar

Ms. Raluca Buzangia (Class of 2006), teacher at Aviation High School, describing the challenges of a first-year mathematics teacher, as Ms. May Wong (Class of 2006), teacher at Bayside High School, looks on

TIME 2000 sophomore, Lilly, asking the graduates how long they spend planning their lessons

Ms. Sylvia Lui (Class of 2006), teacher at the Queens School of Inquiry, responding to a question

Mr. Mamadou Diallo (Class of 2006), mathematics department chairman and mathematics teacher at Brooklyn Community High School, describing how he motivates his students

Mr. David Chow (Class of 2005), teaching mathematics and science in grades 6 and 9 at a College Board School

Ms. Vidya Chow (Class of 2005), teacher at PS/IS 499, sharing her advice for first-year teachers

Ms. Annie Ain (Class of 2005), teacher at IS 235, sharing her enthusiasm for teaching mathematics

TIME 2000 freshman, Kerry, asking a question about teaching and working on a master’s degree

Ms. Oi Shan Chi (Class of 2004), teacher at Scholars’ Academy, responding that she decided to complete her master’s degree before seeking a teaching position

Ms. Chana Kamelhar (Class of 2005), teacher at IS 145, sharing her successes

Ms. Michelle Cespedes (Class of 2005), teacher at Richmond Hill High School, discussing the realities of the urban classroom

Ms. Rebecca Steiner (Class of 2005), instructor in the Mathematics Department at Queens College, and doctoral candidate in mathematics at the CUNY Graduate Center, sharing her satisfaction grading her students’ test papers

Ms. Sara Liu (Class of 2004), teacher at Townsend Harris High School, explaining the importance of securing a teaching position in a school where colleagues and administrators share a common vision

Ms. Irina Kimyagarov (Class of 2003), teacher at Elmont Memorial High School, explaining how she collaborates with her colleagues

Ms. Tara Wachter (Class of 2002), teacher at Herricks Middle School and coordinator of the TIME 2000 Internship Program, explaining the challenge of keeping instructional material fresh and meaningful for the students

The fifteen TIME 2000 graduates who participated in the seminar, from left to right: Annie Ain, Chana Kamelhar, Oi Shan Chi, Vidya Chow, Tara Wachter, David Chow, Rebecca Steiner, Sara Liu, Irina Kimyagarov, Shari Eng, Raluca Buzangia, May Wong, Sylvia Liu, Mamadou Diallo, and Michelle Cespedes