Today's teacher of the day is Tony Wayne. This is Tony's 18th year teaching at SEP!
Tony teaches "The Engineering Physicist" for 7th and 8th graders.
What's your class like? Can you describe it for us?
It is a project based class. The way this works is a little bit of conceptual information is given and then students work in small teams to complete tasks. A short discussion follows these activities and then another activity is pursued. Everything builds on the previous activity so students get more hands on experience applying and integrating the concepts.
What's something about you that someone might not expect if they didn't know you well?
I enjoy playing video games.
What about teaching at SEP made you want to come back?
I've always enjoyed the SEP atmosphere, students, teachers, and counselors. The focus is so obviously about the students.
What's one of your favorite moments from past years?
It's not a particular event or year but rather the excitement of the students everyday.
What do you think is the most difficult part of the job?
I never see the job as difficult, for no other reason than I love what I do. I love the challenge of getting the students engaged and making the day memorable for them.
What do you think is the most rewarding part of the job?
I usually work with juniors and seniors during the year. I enjoy the challenge of taking this information and making it accessible to middle school students.
Given infinite supplies and opportunities, what sort of class would you teach?
I would focus on teaching about micro controllers (small computers), some construction technologies, and have the students use this technology to create and build an amusement park ride of their own design. What if students could spend two weeks building a small part of a short roller coaster and then invite everyone to return for a picnic and a chance to ride the coaster they took part in designing and building after the 3rd session?
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| Tony's class hard at work building roller coasters. |
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