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Maybe
we have some common interests. Read on until you're bored.(won't take
long) |
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AP-related Information | I've been teaching AP Computer Science since 1996. I have been an AP Reader for the College Board for 7 of those years. I became an AP Consultant in 2005. Prior to becoming a consultant for the CB I gave several week-long AP CS workshops in California and Las Vegas. Many of those workshops were done in conjunction with Chapman University and my good friend Dr. Arnold Shugarmann, program director. I really enjoy working with my peers during these hands-on workshops - we have a blast and exchange lots of good materials and ideas. A few years back I was fortunate enough to get involved with Gary and Maria Litvin and their AP Review Book - I learned a lot. The new Java5 version of our book just came out summer '06. One of the most fun and rewarding projects I've worked on was with a student and it turned into something we call Jamtester. |
originally from |
Illinois
(I'm a Midwesterner @ heart) p.s. Please don't pronounce the 's' in Illinois! p.s.s. Illinois is NOT in the East, as many Californians say when I tell them where I'm from. Check with the map or a Geography teacher. |
Grandma Wittry |
was the valedictorian of her class and was offered a scholarship to Loyola Uni.; first hs graduate in her family of 13 kids; father wanted her to work on farm - mother put foot down and said my daughter is the first in family to be able to go to college, and that is damn well where she's goin'; was asked to teach German as a junior in college because Prof. got ill - this paid for her last 2 yrs. in college; was a long-time teacher! |
Where in the world do I live? |
map |
Schools I've taught at |
Cerritos
('96-'99) Troy ('99 - '05) Taipei American School (present) |
Taipei, Taiwan |
moved there the summer of 2005 |
kids |
1 daughter & 1 son (see below) |
wife |
Jody (Taiwanese) |
favorite food |
Taiwanese/Chinese (coincidence?) |
speak/read/write |
English and German, Mandarin(some) |
teach |
Computer Science, Math |
hobbies |
learning languages(both computer and spoken), Mountain Biking(more below) and more recently I'm now a roadie(on bikes, that is) and triathlete |
degrees |
BA Computer
Science & Mathematics, Lake Forest College BS German, Southern Ill. Uni. MS Computer Science, Southern Ill. Uni. |
lived in |
Dresden,
Germany - worked at Technische Universitaet Bregenz, Austria - worked & lived in private boys boarding school - Servus, Oesterreicher! |
here are
my 3 kids - Kaylin(3/12/2000), Darren(2/14/2002), and Kona(5/2004)
(Since moving to Taiwan I have a Giant TCR C1 road bike - it's
sweet - pics)
YangMingShan Cycling Club (Northern Taiwan) - join us - Routes - Annual Event
24
Hours of Adrenaline race (my team was PedalSlaves)
YCC - Riding Club in Taipei
favorite trails - Peter's
Canyon - Aliso Woods
- Bunch of Good Trails - Idyllwild
Counting
Coup - ridiculously hard 44 miles with 8500' elevation gain -
took me 7hrs. 38minutes to finish - rested only about 13 minutes in total
my first triathlon (TaiDong, Taiwan)
future goals to be listed here when completed: my first IronMan 70.3, and my first IronMan