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Karen Gill

Karen Gill

Karen Gill holds a BA degree from Transylvania University with a double major in Physics and Mathematics. Her graduate work includes an MS degree from the University of Kentucky in Science Education and a Rank I from Georgetown College. Ms. Gill spent her first two years of teaching at Tates Creek High School, and has been teaching Physics at Henry Clay High School for twelve years. In 2002 Ms. Gill received National Board Certification in Adolescent and Young Adult Science Education. In March 2004 she was named as a recipient of the 2003 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

Ms. Gill is always searching for teaching ideas that enable students to use and develop complex thinking skills. She has been an active participant in the National Science Foundation project “Physics Teaching Resource Agents” since 1996, and has participated in the “Modeling Physics Workshop Program” since 1998. As a participant in these programs she attends intensive training workshops during the summer and then offers similar training to teachers throughout the school year.

School: Henry Clay High School

Teacher Webpage: http://staff.fcps.net/KGILL

Contact Info: kgill@fayette.k12.ky.us

News & Links

November 03-05, 2005
The National Middle School Association is holding its annual Conference in Philadelphia. Lucinda Sanders, Kim Overstreet and Roger Mullins will be presenting on "Designing Teachers: UCLA's IMMEX with a Kentucky Twist"
2005 NMSA Conference Presentation

October 28, 2005
Staging a Request to use IMMEX in Your Classes. More>>

October 25, 2005

The National School Boards Association
Is holding its annual T+L² (Technology * Leadership * Learning) Conference in Denver, October 26-28, 2005. Greg Drake, Jeff Jones, Leanna Prater, and Paula Whitmer will give a presentation on “Think, Solve, Assess: Using IMMEX in the Classroom.”

Conference information.
2005 NSBA Presentation

Kentucky Teacher October 05
Fayette students create word problems for other students around the world to solve. More>>

New York Times Technology Article
03 August 2005
Lucinda Sanders of the IMMEX Fayette Consortium in Lexington, Kentucky is quoted in the New York Times article Software That Lets Teachers Take a Peek. She illustrates the benefits of using software that can track students' progress while solving problems. Select this link to access the article.

ICT Power Users Symposium
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URGENT NEWS "Daredevil Train Jump" Becomes Fayette County IMMEX Projects first Problemset to be deployed on main UCLA IMMEX server. More>>

ITEST Feature project of the Month --Fayette County Public Schools IMMEX Project visit>>

IMMEX (Interactive Multi-Media Exercises) in the Classroom ENGAGES STUDENTS in: *scientific inquiry *distinguishing relevant information *planning search strategies *gathering information *reaching decisions that demonstrate understanding. Brochure >>

Karen Gill selected for Presidential Teaching Award
Karen Gill, a nationally certified physics teacher at Henry Clay High School, has been selected a national awardee from Kentucky for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAESMT).
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March IMMEX Training
The week of March 15th, had the FCPS IMMEX Team busy creating practice problem sets that will soon be fully functional problem sets that will be accessable via IMMEX once they are sent to UCLA and approved in the next few months.
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IMMEX Through a Students Eyes
Students in April McGuire's 8th grade class have been using IMMEX this year. Click below to some of their thoughts and comments on this type of activity.
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IMMEX Forum
We have created a forum for the users of the FCPS IMMEX Project to get together and share their ideas and thoughts.
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