About K. Flenniken:
I have had the pleasure of teaching for the past nine years at McCallum High School in the Science Department. I have taught several science subjects, and enjoyed them all. I taught IPC and Honors IPC my first two years at McCallum, and then taught Physics for the intervening years. I am returning to IPC, which is an excellent foundational course for high school students. I believe that IPC builds general science knowledge in students that helps them perform better in Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics.
I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts and majored in Botany. I received my alternative certification for teaching in Texas in 2006. Many of my students each year are curious to know if I have children of my own, and indeed, I do; I have three, a girl (14 yrs old) and two boys (13 and 10 yrs old).
Being in the classroom with students, while challenging, is the absolute best part of my job. Watching them connect concepts and ideas (i.e. "seeing the light bulb come on") is incredibly rewarding, and hearing their original questions is always an interesting window into what they are thinking. It is my goal to help every student of mine progress in their science knowledge and thinking no matter where they start from.
I have had the pleasure of teaching for the past nine years at McCallum High School in the Science Department. I have taught several science subjects, and enjoyed them all. I taught IPC and Honors IPC my first two years at McCallum, and then taught Physics for the intervening years. I am returning to IPC, which is an excellent foundational course for high school students. I believe that IPC builds general science knowledge in students that helps them perform better in Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics.
I graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts and majored in Botany. I received my alternative certification for teaching in Texas in 2006. Many of my students each year are curious to know if I have children of my own, and indeed, I do; I have three, a girl (14 yrs old) and two boys (13 and 10 yrs old).
Being in the classroom with students, while challenging, is the absolute best part of my job. Watching them connect concepts and ideas (i.e. "seeing the light bulb come on") is incredibly rewarding, and hearing their original questions is always an interesting window into what they are thinking. It is my goal to help every student of mine progress in their science knowledge and thinking no matter where they start from.