Introduction

=Introduction=



Welcome to the ePortfolio of Ms. Danette Bull !
I am currently a graduate student in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program at the University of Michigan in Dearborn. My major is in Physics and my minor is in Mathemetics. Upon completion of my studies at UofM-Dearborn, I intend to make a career change and transition from industry to seconday education. I earned a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering (Metallurgy) from Michigan Technological University in 1988. After graduation, I moved to Texas where I was employed for three years at General Dynamics, Fort Worth Division, where F16 fighter aircraft are built. I was laid off from GDFW during a massive downsizing in the early 90's, and I then moved to Huntington, WV, where I worked at Inco Alloys International. At Inco, we produced a variety of nickel-based superalloys for use in applications as varied as the material to make the burners on top of your electric stove to turbine blades for jet engines. I left Inco to (briefly) pursue graduate studies at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO. After a year in Colorado I returned to industry and have been employed at Severstal North America (formerly Rouge Steel Company) for the last 12 years.

I feel my academic background in engineering and my work experience will enhance my classroom approach. I have always enjoyed Physics and Mathematics and my industrial experience has given me an appreciation for many practical applications of these subjects. Furthermore, as a private pilot and licensed airplane mechanic, I have dealt with numerous examples of Physics principles and Mathematics problems in aviation. I feel these non-academic experiences will be very valuable to me as a teacher, and will enable me to incorporate many new and interesting ideas and activities into my lesson plans.

This portfolio provides information about the variety of computer and web-based activities we covered in Technology in Secondary Education (EDT 511), and how they can be used to enhance the curriculum. The NETS page of this portfolio provides information about the activities and assignments that touched upon the National Educational Technical Standards (NETS) for teachers.