Dr. Matt QuigleyContactmquigley@madisonprep.org
480-345-2306 ext 217 Office HoursFridays
Earth Science 8:00 am - 8:50 am Chemistry 9:00 am - 9:50 am Anatomy and Physiology 10:00 am - 10:50 am Classes/DutiesEarth Science
Chemistry ExtracurricularsAssistant Coach Academic Decathlon Team
Coach for the High School Odyssey of the Mind team Class Information and Assignments
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How to join one of my Google Classroom classes tutorial.
How to join a Zoom lecture tutorial video.
Moving to Online instruction:
I hope everyone is well and safe. I have posted a syllabus addendum for each of my classes above. In order to participate in my classes, students will need to have a Google account. While it is not necessary to also have a gmail account, I do recommend that students get a gmail account for use exclusively with their online classwork. Please be certain that the email address name is appropriate for school use.
For all of my classes, I am using Google Classroom as my primary point of contact with students. Google classroom is where they will find their assignments, announcements, and assessments. They will also be able to VIEW their current class grade at any time. Classroom codes for student access are posted below under each class heading. These codes are also included in the syllabus addendum for each class.
I am conducting live lectures and office hours using the Zoom video service. (zoom.us) Students are not required to attend those sessions but it is encouraged. For students unable to attend, a video of each session will be posted in google classroom.
students will still need to use the textbooks they were issued at the beginning of the school year.
i know none of us signed up for going to an online school. we all believe that the best education is direct contact in a traditional classroom setting. i hope that we can return to that soon. In the meantime, let us have patience with each other as we navigate this new territory. As always, with questions or concerns, please use my staff email address. mquigley@madisonprep.org
Required online classroom materials:
Online access (computer, smart phone, tablet), google account, Textbook, notebook for lecture notes, pen (blue or black ink), pencil, and planner.
I look forward to eventually seeing you all again in person! In the meantime, wash your hands, cover your nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing, and observe proper social distancing! And go outside every once in a while to walk, run, bike, or hike. The weather is beautiful!
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS BY CLASS:
Earth Science:
Google Classroom Code: 5mtgjg4
Zoom Meeting: Click here or, while in Zoom, you can click "Join A Meeting" and use the meeting ID 346-562-8609.
Zoom password: Quigley
Zoom Lecture Schedule:
Monday and Wednesday 8:00 am - 8:50 am
Zoom Office Hours:
Friday 8:00 am - 8:50 am
Zoom Meeting: Click here or, while in Zoom, you can click "Join A Meeting" and use the meeting ID 346-562-8609.
Zoom password: Quigley
Zoom Lecture Schedule:
Monday and Wednesday 8:00 am - 8:50 am
Zoom Office Hours:
Friday 8:00 am - 8:50 am
ChemiSTRy:
Google Classroom Code: svquu6e
Zoom Meeting: Click here or, while in Zoom, you can click "Join A Meeting" and use the meeting ID 346-562-8609
Zoom password: Quigley
Zoom Lecture Schedule:
Monday and Wednesday 9:00 am - 9:50 am
Zoom Office Hours:
Friday 9:00 am - 9:50 am
Zoom Meeting: Click here or, while in Zoom, you can click "Join A Meeting" and use the meeting ID 346-562-8609
Zoom password: Quigley
Zoom Lecture Schedule:
Monday and Wednesday 9:00 am - 9:50 am
Zoom Office Hours:
Friday 9:00 am - 9:50 am
Biography
Hi, I am Dr. Quigley and I teach the Earth Science and Chemistry classes at James Madison Preparatory School. I live in Tempe and have one daughter, Allyson. While my title is “Doctor” I am not a medical doctor. I have a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University (Gig ‘em Aggies!) in Chemical Oceanography (2000) with an undergraduate degree in Marine Science (1991). Before coming to James Madison, I taught full time for Northland Pioneer College in Snowflake and Show Low, Arizona and at Roxbury Community College in Roxbury, Massachusetts. While teaching at the college level I had the opportunity to teach several different science courses from basic Chemistry and Biology to Human Anatomy and Physiology and Environmental Chemistry.
It is strange how life takes you in directions that are different from what you had originally intended. I started graduate school with the intention of becoming a research scientist but I made some interesting discoveries about myself in the course of my education. First, I found that I become intensely seasick on small research ships (hence the oceanographer now living in a land-locked state). Second, I had a debilitating fear of public speaking while in college, and one of the reasons I decided to get my Ph.D. was that I knew it would force me to confront my fears in the classroom. I was given several opportunities to do some teaching during graduate school and, to my great surprise, I discovered that it was something I truly enjoyed. Once I completed my degree I had to decide if I would pursue a career in teaching or research. I decided to go with what I loved and that has made all the difference.
Teaching Philosophy: it is my goal to give my students an understanding of how the physical world around them functions, from the mundane, like gravity, to the more exotic, like subatomic structure. In order to be able to interpret advances in medicine and technology I want my students to have a good understanding of the scientific method and of how science is done.
It is strange how life takes you in directions that are different from what you had originally intended. I started graduate school with the intention of becoming a research scientist but I made some interesting discoveries about myself in the course of my education. First, I found that I become intensely seasick on small research ships (hence the oceanographer now living in a land-locked state). Second, I had a debilitating fear of public speaking while in college, and one of the reasons I decided to get my Ph.D. was that I knew it would force me to confront my fears in the classroom. I was given several opportunities to do some teaching during graduate school and, to my great surprise, I discovered that it was something I truly enjoyed. Once I completed my degree I had to decide if I would pursue a career in teaching or research. I decided to go with what I loved and that has made all the difference.
Teaching Philosophy: it is my goal to give my students an understanding of how the physical world around them functions, from the mundane, like gravity, to the more exotic, like subatomic structure. In order to be able to interpret advances in medicine and technology I want my students to have a good understanding of the scientific method and of how science is done.
- Senior Elective Science Classes:
Anatomy and Physiology:
Google Classroom Code: obk4nsk
Zoom Meeting URL: Click here or, while in Zoom, you can click "Join A Meeting" and use the meeting ID 346-562-8609
Zoom password: Quigley
Zoom Lecture Schedule:
Monday and Wednesday 10:00 am - 10:50 am
Zoom Office Hours:
Friday 10:00 am - 10:50 am
