I am thrilled to be a part of the teaching team at GFMS for my 16th year here in the District!

I would like to share a little about my background with you so that you begin to feel comfortable with me as a person not just your teacher. I am a proud Carmel graduate! I hold my Bachelor's Degree in Science from the University of Hartford. I am also a graduate of Mt. Sinai's school of Radiography. I hold National and State licenses in X-ray, Mammography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. After spending sixteen years working in the field Radiography, I left my career to pursue and complete my Master's Degree in Education from Mercy College.

Aside from my educational background, I am a proud mom to my son, Dylan who is a senior at Quinnipiac University this year and 3 Australian Shepards, Snickers, Newton, and Brie!

I have three (3) goals for this year:
*to help you realize that there is a lot that you already know about the physical world of science that we will be studying this year
*to help you add to that knowledge base
*to have fun along the way

How will we achieve these goals? We will achieve these goals through scientific Inquiry which allows students questions and curiosities to drive curriculum. Inquiry begins with gathering information through applying the
human senses seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling. Inquiry encourages students to question, conduct research for genuine reasons, and make discoveries on their own through hands on classroom/lab activities,
projects, watching appropriate video clips & animations and creative content area writing assignments.

As your teacher, my hope is to instill in you that
science is not something to be uncomfortable with nor is it to be utilized as a complete authority in itself but, rather as a tool with which to enhance our lives. Science is a huge part of our everyday lives, and my job is to help you understand it.

As we embark on this journey together, I begin the year excited to get to know you! Are you ready to have fun in science??

Fondly,

Ms. Tracy Brusie

MA Adolescent Education - Mercy College

BS Biology Health Science - University of Hartford

Certification in Radiography, Mammography & Magnetic Resonance Imaging - University of Hartford

Regents Diploma - Carmel High School

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. ~ Edwin Powell Hubble, The Nature of Science , 1954

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