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Kiza Armour is a physics teacher at Pittsfield Middle High School and Teaching Mentor for Brian O’Connor.
“I make a difference in the lives of kids who do not have all the life advantages of many students in wealthier districts,” says Armour of one of her motivations for teaching in Pittsfield.
Kiza has worked with students in grades 8-12 since 1994 and has been the STEM department chair in Pittsfield for 20 years. Kiza’s teaching experience includes subject areas such as physical science, physics (intro through AP), chemistry, robotics, engineering, computer science, astronomy, senior math and algebra. In addition, she facilitated movie making and oral history learning studios. Essential methodologies in her classroom include; student-centered education, competency-based education and inquiry based teaching methods.
Kiza was originally drawn to Pittsfield because of its strong sense of community and commitment to providing classroom technology, but has stayed because of the school's strong support for teacher initiatives and respect for the expertise of their educators.
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