TOMS Teacher of the Year!

Congratulations Amber Corcoran for being nominated
as the Twin Oaks Middle School Teacher of the year!

Information:

          7^th Grade Math Teacher (Pre-Algebra)

          Bachelors of Arts from St. Catherine University (Mathematics Degree)

          Currently in my Masters Program at St. Mary’s University

          5^th full year in the district (held various long term sub positions prior)

          Student taught here at TOMS in fall of 2008

          Have taught 6^th, 7^th, 8^th grade math and 7^th, 8^th grade science

Past/Present Committees:

          Mentorship Program

          Professional Development Committee

         Technology Committee
          Student Intervention Team

          PBIS Committee

Other/Misc:

          Volunteer often in community (bell ringing, shelters, feed my starving children)

          Technology go-to person (I love anything and everything do with technology)

          Huge MN Twins and Vikings fan (we keep track of season records in my classroom)

          Run in 5k/10k races with my dad and my husband (17 and counting)

         My husband and I love to travel. A few of our favorite spots are: Australia, London, Sweden, South Africa, and Hawaii.

          Favorite part of teaching: Creating a safe, inviting, and structured environment for students where every student is set up with the tools to be successful in learning math. I also love creating a positive relationship with students where they are comfortable coming to my class and are excited to learn.