What is your name? Where do you teach? Martye Golden, Monteleone Junior High.

What subject do you teach? American history.

What is your favorite thing about the subject you teach? I enjoy the hidden stories in history that the students have never heard.

Martye Golden

How long have you been a teacher? Twelve years.

How has the profession of teaching changed since you started? The integration of technology.

Why did you become a teacher? I love to see the faces of students when the light bulbs go off in their heads.

What is your favorite thing about teaching? The fact that each child is an individual and an unique person.

Do you do anything special in the classroom to get through to your students? I treat them with respect and try to incorporate as many innovative lessons as I can using technology and cooperative learning strategies.

What is the hardest part of your job? Trying to reach each child everyday is the biggest challenge.

Are you involved in any extra curricular activities at the school? I sponsor: Beta, Student Council, Track and Yearbook. I am personally involved in the school design team, hospitality, positive behavior support and PTA.

Do you utilize any special technology in the classroom? I use the interwrite boards, avervision, computer labs and projector.

Have you received any grants to aid you in the classroom? Yes, I have received money to purchase materials and technology for the classroom.

What do you do during your summer vacations? I teach summer school in June for those students who did not pass the LEAP and then I travel.

Do you aspire to become a principal one day? Yes, I am pursing a master’s degree in administration.

What’s the craziest thing that has ever happened while you were teaching? Being a history teacher, I feel like every day something a little crazy happens in class. However, I would say the craziest concept is that the students think I was personally part of all of the history that I teach.