Name: Aurora E. Tyagi
Profession: High School Teacher
School:Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Academy
250E. 111th Street, Chicago, IL 60628

 

Brooks' Science Department
Subject: Chemistry &
Physics

 

Philosphy: "Every individual has his or her own potential to learn and grow ,but it needs a challenging environment and a direction from a person who understands humanity: its nature and its capacity."

Education:
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Central Luzon Polytechnic College
Cabanatuan City, Philippines


Master of Arts (2001)
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL 60655

Golden Teacher Mentoring Program
Participant

Web Institute for Teacher (WIT) 2003,2004
Chicago Public School/ University of Chicago
Internet Project (CUIP)
This workshop made it possible for me to learn and
create this curriculum web design.
(WIT 2004 photos)

University of Illinois
Weird Science and Wade Chemistry Workshop
Summer 2004 Participant

PhysicsVan
Chicago State University
Summer 2005 Participant

Chemistry Van
Chicago State University
Summer 2005 Participant

Chicago Union Quest Center
Nuturing Teacher Leadership (NTL8)
NBPTS Certification and Candidate Support Program
Participant of FY 2005-2006

Summer 2006
Physics Modeling, ITQ Project
ISU/Domican University


Summer 2007
Physics Modeling II,
Castle Curriculum

Summer 2007
KICP/ University of Chicago
Participant/Instructor
Yerkes Summer Institute 2007
Yerkes Winter Institute 2007

FY 2008
Donor Choose Receipient : February 2008
"Graph It All"

Summer 2008
Material Science Camp
University of Illinois Champagne/Urbana

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
Summer 2008 Edmonton /T1Nspire Workshop
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Joint Meeting Conference Illinois Chemistry and Physics Teachers
October 10, 2008
Illinois State University, Bloomington, Illinois

Brooks Science Fair Coordinator
FY 0809

My Family
I have four children and a very supportive husband who inspired me to be an educator.

 

 

Contact Me
aetyagi@cuip.net
aetyagi@cps.edu

 

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