Scott Burke is in his 10th year of teaching at Loveland High School and serves as the Industrial Technology Department Chair. He teaches courses in automotive, drafting, electronics, and construction. Burke received a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and a Bachelor’s degree in Technology Education and Training with an emphasis on construction and building trades. His vocational credentials include construction and building trades, drafting, and vocational director. Burke’s professional goals include management and leadership of a school district as Assistant Principal or Vocational CTE Director. His interest in “Geometry in Construction” demonstrates his passion for connecting academic curriculum to real world situations. In this particular area, he helps students understand the relevance of vocational CTE programs to core curriculum content. When Burke shares his knowledge of building and construction, he often relates his personal experiences of growing up in Colorado and building a family cabin in the mountains. In his spare time, Burke enjoys hunting, swimming, watching movies, and spending time with family and friends.
Tom Moore has 30 years experience teaching mathematics from 7th grade math through Trigonometry/Functions in Missouri and Colorado. He has built 2 homes, and spends his summers working with high school youth remodeling homes for elderly, handicapped, and single moms in a volunteer program. He has vocational credentials in Applied Mathematics and Construction. He wrote the geometry curriculum for Geometry in Construction. Currently he works with the Geometry in Construction program at Loveland High School and at Mountain View High School. He is very proud of his student’s involvement in building a home for a homeless family. Geometry in Construction fulfills a 10 year dream. He conducts teacher in-services in Geometry in Construction, cooperative learning, and Implementing Activities into the Math Classroom.
