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Bruce Hemp
Bruce Hemp

Bruce Hemp, mathematics teacher at Fort Defiance High School in Fort Defiance, VA currently teaches Geometry, Precalculus and Calculus. During her 29 years of teaching, she has taught in the middle school and designed and implemented the math program at Valley Vocational Technical Center (VVTC) for students who had not succeeded in the normal classroom. She regularly presents workshops at local, state, and national mathematics conferences. Bruce holds a BA in Mathematics and Speech Communication from Westhampton College, University of Richmond, and a MEd degree in Mathematics from the University of Virginia. She has been a participant in the NASA Educational Workshop for Mathematics, Science and Technology Teachers (NEWMAST) and has been a recipient of several grants allowing her greater access to technology in the classroom. Bruce also chairs the board of directors of Jacob's Ladder, a 5 year summer residential program for exceptionally gifted 4th - 8th graders who are at-risk of not reaching their educational potential. She was the 1998 recipient of NTTI's Teacher of the Year Award.


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