About Me

Who am I?

My name is Michelle Kelly and I am currently the 7/8 grade math teacher at Armand R. Dupont School in Allenstown, New Hampshire.  I graduated from Franklin High School in Franklin, New Hampshire in June 2005.  The following Fall I began my undergraduate at Plymouth State University. Here I was honored to be on the field hockey team for a year and the softball team 

for three years while earning my degree in mathematics education with teacher certification 5-8.  I was also awarded the Barbara Smith Dearborn Mathematics Endowed Scholarship from Plymouth State university for two years, 

as well as a similar award my senior year.  I graduated from Plymouth State in May of 2009 and that summer I was very lucky to be offered a position at ARD and have been there ever since.  This past year I have had the opportunity to serve on the Restructuring Committee as well as take part in the TLC (Tech Leaders cohort) grant.

Why blog?

This summer I have been given a unique opportunity to be part of the RETE (Research Experiences for Teachers in Engineering) program at UNH.  This program entails two parts: a research project and expected science poster as well as the creation or modification of a lesson plan or curriculum

 unit that utilizes the research I have done.  I am excited to share the steps of my journey so others can share in my enthusiasm of applying mathematics in the research setting.