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Portrait of Tenille Harris

Honor Society® member

Tenille Harris

Chemistry Instructor at Jersey City Public Schools

  • University Of Phoenix Online
  • educational leadership
  • Class of 2016
  • Jersey City, New Jersey

Member since April 2016

About

My objective is to endorse educational systems that encourage higher thinking, productive learning, student motivation, and innovative approaches to learning. Investigate new ideas and mentally stimulating challenges that expand students’ ability to reason and solve difficult problems, and equip them for science careers. Incorporate teaching techniques and motivation mechanisms for pharmacology, biochemistry, biology, nursing, calculus, physics and other scientific professions.

Education

  • University of Phoenix

    3.8

    2010 – 2016

  • University of Phoenix

    3.9

    2008 – 2010

  • florida agricultural and mechanical university

    3.2

    1996 – 2000

Honors and awards

  • Doctorate degree received

    -Achieved this degree in six years while working full-time

  • Magna Cum Laude

    -GPA average of 3.7 and higher was maintained from 2008 to 2017

Goals and interests

Career goal

-Curriculum and Instruction Specialist
-Principalship

Graduate school interests

-Educational leadership
-Statistics

Outside the classroom

-Listening to music
-Singing
-Traveling with children

Experience

  • Chemistry Instructor

    Jersey City Public Schools

    Aug 2005 – Sep 2017

Volunteering

  • Volunteer organizational leader for high school youth volunteer program

    Liberty Science Center

    Mar 2017 – Apr 2017

Languages

  • English (US) Advanced
  • Spanish Beginner

Additional information