Good afternoon,
I hope this finds you all well, refreshed, and as excited as I am for the upcoming semester! My name is Beau Scott, this is my 2nd full year in the IST Ed. D. program and everything I have learned thus far has been so much fun and so applicable to my current role as an Educational Consultant. Currently, my title is the Director of STEM Learning for Equitable Education Solutions, a consulting firm based here in Indiana. My main focus is supporting schools and districts across Indiana as they grow their STEM programs in pursuit of becoming recognized as STEM Certified schools, recognized by the Indiana Department of Education.
At the moment, I reside in Boilermaker Country, in West Lafayette, IN though my educational journey has quite literally taken me around the world. I graduated from Purdue University in 2007 as an elementary education major which I leveraged to obtain a teaching position in London, England where I spent 4 years abroad teaching, traveling, and learning all I could from the many diverse cultures I was able to visit whilst using London as my travel hub. Upon returning to Indiana in 2012, I took over as a 4-5 grade High Ability teacher prior to moving into the position of Elementary Math and Science Specialist for the Indiana Department of Education where my main focus was on the development of the Math and Science Frameworks still utilized by teachers across the state.
I have 2 young children, ages 5 and 8 who large amounts of my time are dedicated to, however beyond that, I’m an avid trail runner when it’s not too muddy on the banks of the Wabash River. An oddity here on this topic, I run in sandals, and last year was unfortunate enough to learn that while running in the snow, shoes are probably a better option should one wish to avoid frostbite.
Regarding expectations for the course, mine are quite high as I’ve been able to leverage so much of my education thus far for use in my current job, where a large portion of my energy is spent developing online courses for teachers in supporting their development in Project Based Learning and STEM instruction. Any and all of my past experiences, academic, or professional, I would be more than happy to share with anyone in the course in order to help make them more rounded and successful. I’m looking forward to learning alongside everyone and can’t wait to get started!
Cheers,
Beau
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