Anne Duffy

Science, Mathematics

Also: US Advisor, US Grade Level Coordinator
B.S., M.S. Chemistry, UC San Diego, PhD., Mathematics and Science Education, Joint Program UC San Diego and San Diego State University

Anne joined the EPS community in 2018 to teach mathematical thinking and science. She has an array of teaching experience from college level chemistry courses to sixth grade chemistry as well as integrated math and science at several nationally recognized schools in San Diego and the Phoenix areas. In addition to teaching math and science courses, Anne has worked on curriculum development at each school, been an advisor to students, clubs and independent studies as well as served as a mentor to new teachers.

Hello reader! What you will read and see on the following pages is a snapshot in time from the 2021-2022 school year. This represents the current state of my teaching over a 25 year teaching career that includes nearly 15 years of teaching high school. The process of completing the PDP is not well represented in the writing as a crucial piece is the monthly meetings with my PDP committee. The members of my committee were Jeff Bandel, Adam Kruger, Terry Macaluso, Elena Olson, John Stegeman and Sam Uzwack. I am grateful for their insight, questions and positive support. What you will read is the snapshot in time. What happened in the committee meetings is where the professional development happened for me. Some of that ended up in the revisions but most of it is still in my head and ready for processing as I prepare for the upcoming school year. It is important to note that this is not a “how-to” for teaching in general, for teaching high school or for teaching chemistry. We are all in different seasons of our teaching careers with different experiences in various subjects. What I hope that you see in this snapshot is the value of relationships and reflection. I also hope that you might find one or two takeaways to explore via your own work. Thanks, Anne