Kayla (Carew) Bister

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After graduating from Saint Mike’s in 2020, I accepted a job as a math teacher at Essex High School in Essex, VT. I am now in my sixth year at EHS and have taught a wide variety of courses including Algebra Prep, Algebra 1 100, Geometry 100, Algebra 2 200, AP PreCalculus, and Honors Precalculus. This experience has been both challenging and fulfilling. I have grown tremendously as an educator and I am passionate about building relationships with students while pushing them to think deeply about the mathematical connections we explore.

Saint Mike’s prepared me for this profession in more ways than one. Through my education courses and Go Baby Go involvement, I learned new ways to incorporate technology into the classroom. This skill set was incredibly beneficial to have while teaching during the 2020-2021 hybrid school year. Through my undergraduate math courses, I not only learned the content necessary to successfully teach various math concepts, but also developed an abstract way of thinking that has enabled me to emphasize numerous mathematical connections in the real world. My professors gave me the opportunity to think deeply, ask questions, and persevere through points of difficulty. I’m grateful for the faculty and staff at Saint Mike’s for their expertise and support throughout my college career.