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"It's the job never started that takes the longest to finish." - J.R.R. Tolkien
"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts." - C.S. Lewis
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Biographical information:
Welcome. I am rusty shirley and this is my 30th year of teaching mathematics at the high school level. I also taught college mathematics, part-time, at Clayton State University for 16 years. I grew up in Forest Park, GA, attended Hendrix Drive Elementary School, G.P. Babb Junior High School, and graduated from Forest Park Senior High School in 1973. I love music (played the french horn in high school), reading (have a "mini-library" of over 800 books), photography, and soccer, and you can find me at most school activities. I have a "Hobbit House" in my front yard and located next to it is a Barrow-downs. I am the Mu Alpha Theta sponsor, a co-chair of the mathematics department, and I am one of the original faculty at Eagle's Landing High School.
Education:
B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies Covenant College (1977)
(Sociology, History, and Bible)
Teacher Certification Georgia State University (1983)
with a major in Mathematics
M.Ed. in Mathematics Education Georgia State University (1989)
Teacher Support Specialist GaDOE (2002)
Ed.D. in Teacher Leadership Walden University (2010)
G.I.F.T. Fellow CEISMC, Georgia Tech (2010)
Teaching Experience:
Morrow High School 1983-1990
Consumer Math, Geometry, Mathematical Computing, SAT Prep,
Honors Algebra 2, Improving Algebraic Skills, Senior Math
Clayton State University 1990-1996, 1997-2007
Math Modeling, College Algebra, Mathematical Computing with Spreadsheets,
Business Calculus, Finite Mathematics, Elementary Statistics
Eagle's Landing High School 1990-present
7th Grade Math, 8th Grade Math, Algebra I, Applied Math 1, Applied Math 2,
Computer Programming, Geometry, Honors Geometry, Math I, Math 1 Support,
CCGPS Math I/Coordinate Algebra, Math II, Math 2 Support, Accelerated Math II,
Algebra 2, Honors Algebra 2, Senior Math, Algebra 3, Trigonometry, Honors Statistics,
Honors Calculus, AP Statistics
Professional Memberships
American Statistical Association
Georgia Association of AP Math Teachers
Georgia Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Professional Association of Georgia Educators
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