Jay Chow
Middle School Math Specialist
1997
Kamehameha Schools
Keaau, HI
Subject(s) Taught: Mathematics, Vocation/Technical Education
Grade(s): 6-8
At the time of the Award, Jay Chow was:
Teacher
Waiakea High School
Hilo, HI
Subject(s) Taught: Mathematics
Grade(s): 9
Biographical Information:
Applying his expertise as an engineer, Jay Chow, math department chairman at Waiakea High School in Hilo, is a master builder of students' futures. During one of his two years as an AP calculus teacher, Mr. Chow's students represented 25% of the top-scoring students in the state. He recently created Waiakea High's Center for Applied Mathematics (CAM), a program that integrates vocational education with the math curriculum through hands-on exploration of practical objects. Mr. Chow also helped his students apply mathematical concepts in building a portable classroom for Waiakea High School, which has helped alleviate overcrowding and saved the state nearly $100,000.
Middle School Math Specialist
1997
Kamehameha Schools
Keaau, HI
Subject(s) Taught: Mathematics, Vocation/Technical Education
Grade(s): 6-8
At the time of the Award, Jay Chow was:
Teacher
Waiakea High School
Hilo, HI
Subject(s) Taught: Mathematics
Grade(s): 9
Biographical Information:
Applying his expertise as an engineer, Jay Chow, math department chairman at Waiakea High School in Hilo, is a master builder of students' futures. During one of his two years as an AP calculus teacher, Mr. Chow's students represented 25% of the top-scoring students in the state. He recently created Waiakea High's Center for Applied Mathematics (CAM), a program that integrates vocational education with the math curriculum through hands-on exploration of practical objects. Mr. Chow also helped his students apply mathematical concepts in building a portable classroom for Waiakea High School, which has helped alleviate overcrowding and saved the state nearly $100,000.
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1989 University of Hawaii - Manoa, B.A.
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