Northwest
Math Conference Representative:
Phil Bartsch
1. Where did you go to college and why did you
choose this school?
Stanford--ego; Northwest Nazarene College—focus
on education as mission and career
2. Where have you taught? What grade level(s)?
Carus Elementary in Canby for 32 years: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and TAG
3. What is your current professional focus (job)?
6th grade
4. How and why did you get involved with OCTM?
Don Fineran was my eighth grade math teacher in
Salem.
5. What kind of math leadership roles have you
taken in the Oregon Math Community?
Area Rep; OML Chair; Northwest Math Conference
Co-chair; Conferences and Workshops Chair
6. What are you passionate about (personal or
professional)?
The quality and professionalism of the Oregon Math
Community
7. What one word do you think best describes you?
Flexible