Mr. Thomas

Education and Preparation with Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.

• Masters in Curriculum & Middle School Teaching 
• Bachelor of Science
• Teaching Minors in Science and Social Studies Education

Where was I before Scarlett?
I taught for 2 years at Huron High School (password: hhs2433)

• Conceptual Physics 
• World History

My wife and I taught overseas for the Department of Defense Dependents Schools in Asia and Europe. 

• 5 years together at Seoul American Middle School in South Korea
• 7 years at Wiesbaden Middle School in Germany.

What am I doing now?

• I support district level professional development around integrating appropriate educational technology to support.
• I am a Early Career Learning Lab Coach for the National Education Association. 
  
• I am working with a cohort of educators to help support National Board Certification of educators in our district and state to best support our students with researched benefits for student achievement. Let's Get A2 Certified!
• I am working with wonderful people from Michigan Virtual to better extend my classroom capabilities and provide opportunities for students learning and mastery anytime and anywhere.

Other cool facts . . . 

• Our first son was born in 2008, daughter in 2010 and last son in 2012 and are enrolled in Ann Arbor Public Schools too!
• I was the 2013 Teacher of the Year-Heidelberg District and state finalist
• I was the 2003 PDK teacher of the year, Korea. 
• I grew up in Franklin, Tennessee on a Civil War battlefield and we would occasionally find musket balls in the garden.