Catherine Clay

I have been teaching 8th grade math since 2005. It's a very high stakes area in the state of Georgia, and everyone says I am too good at teaching it to do anything but 8th grade math. I am also the Coordinate Algebra teacher at my school (teach 9th grade content to 8th grade students).

I love what I do, and it shows! I am very outside of the box. I seem to have a talent for taking difficult concepts and making them simple. I come up with mad rhymes, songs, graphic organizers, whatever it takes to help students get it!

There is rarely a year that goes by that I am not chosen by my peers as an educator of the month. I've been nominated as a teacher of the year candidate every year except two (still haven't won it though). My greatest pride though is in receiving a Top Dog teacher award--our school's recipient of the most prestigious principal's award was asked to honor the teacher who made the biggest impact on her life, and she chose me (means more than anything else to me).

I've attended University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Clayton College & State University, and Troy University. I have a Bachelors Degree in Middle Grades Education - math major, science minor and a Masters Degree in Foundations of Education

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