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Owen's work combines: Education, Technology, and Teaching / Mentoring
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Dartmouth College
Doctorate
Mathematics, General
Dartmouth College
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary:
Bachelor's Degree: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Graduate Degree: Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
Wanted to change the world by teaching high school math.
2.
Discovered that teaching is a tough job, very rewarding but tough.
3.
Learned that computer science has lots to offer, spent a summer at CMU learning this.
4.
Went to graduate school to merge my vocation and my avocation.
5.
Figured out that teaching is teaching, but teaching college is a little different.
6.
Was very fortunate: right place at the right time for being a teaching professor.
7.
Became comfortable teaching a room of 20 and a room of 200 students.
8.
Started working on CS Principles in 2008.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Friends:
You are capable of much more than you're doing now, you can do more.
How I responded:
If you really love what you're doing, you can go so much further than even you imagine.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
I made so little money my first years teaching that I often was way way behind paying my bills. I often invented excuses, but eventually I paid them.