Tim Cowan

“Tim has devoted his entire 20-year teaching career to a small, rural school in Western New York – Chautauqua Lake Secondary School. He has strived to enhance opportunities for his students through concurrent-enrollment classes – currently teaching Algebra II/Trig., Precalculus, Problem Solving, Statistics, and Web Programming. He is also a certified Project Lead the Way engineering instructor. Tim has devoted his entire 20-year teaching career to a small, rural school in Western New York – Chautauqua Lake Secondary School. He has strived to enhance opportunities for his students through concurrent-enrollment classes – currently teaching Algebra II/Trig., Precalculus, Problem Solving, Statistics, and Web Programming. He is also a certified Project Lead the Way engineering instructor.

During his tenure at Chautauqua Lake, Tim created a STEMM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics-Medicine) Academy with four unique concentration strands – Applied Mathematics, Biomedical Science, Computer Technology, and Engineering – in which students take five courses in one STEMM area, most for college credit. In addition, these students participate in unique field trip, job shadow, and internship opportunities; compete in academic competitions across multiple content areas; and explore potential careers before making college and career decisions. When not teaching, Tim spends his time coaching and traveling – with his lovely wife Jessica and their three sons (Andrew, Matthew, and Joshua). He is inspired to be a part of the Pivotal Network and looks forward to forging meaningful connections to not only improve his student’s experience but his own as well.”