NAME:
David McCarroll
SCHOOL/Room:
Stony Point Ninth Grade Center Room # 615
CLASS:
Pre-AP Algebra II
SCHOOL PHONE:
512-424-88948
This is my fourth year to teach Algebra at Stony Point 9. This is the best
place to teach, and I am proud to be a part of this staff in its final year.
I spent 20 years as an engineer and consultant in the computer chip industry
but felt that I could a better contribution to the world by teaching.
Through my education and engineering work, I could see how critical math is to
almost every aspect of life. Anything that happens in the world can be
modeled by an algebraic equation, which helps us to expand our knowledge and
to make predictions and improvements. I love to explore those mathematic
concepts and enjoy passing that excitement and understanding on to my students.
I am married to the world's most talented elementary teacher (who also works
in RRISD) and helped to inspire me to get in to teaching. We have two boys
who are Stony Point tigers, so I know what you are experiencing as parents.
I am also the department tech geek. We will not only learn to use the
calculators, but also data collection tools. I use a SMARTBoard exclusively
these days for presenting material, and I will integrate that as well as
computers, student response systems, and other technology in to our lessons as
much as possible.
My conference times are 12:30 - 2:15 on A days and 9:20 - 10:30 on B days.
You can reach me by phone during those times or after school to schedule
a conference or discuss your child's progress. However, email might be the
best way to reach me.
* To inspire students to explore further careers in mathematics, science and
engineering
* To give students the analytical skills necessary to approach and solve any
problem they may encounter, whether in mathematics, engineering, or other
areas
* To enable each and every student to achieve their full potential in the
study of mathematics