Jeff Richards Introduction

My name is Jeff Richards and I am incredibly excited to introduce myself to you all.  I am currently a social studies teacher at Canton High School located in Canton, Michigan.  This is a unique place to work as Canton High School is one of three high schools on 300 acres of property servicing over 6, 300 students daily between the three schools at the Plymouth-Canton Educational Park (PCEP) in Plymouth-Canton Community Schools.  The students may actually have classes in all three of the high schools but are assigned a home school for athletics/activities.  It may sound crazy and hectic, but we seem to make it work.  I am incredibly proud of my school, colleagues, and district and could not be happier about working in public education.  I am incredibly lucky and blessed.

Prior to teaching a Canton, I graduated from Michigan State University in 2009 and completed the Teacher Education Internship program during the 2009-2010 school year and received my teaching certification.  I remain very proud of my experience at Michigan State and decided to continue my educational pursuit at MSU through the Masters in Teaching & Curriculum (MATC) program in 2012.  I hope to improve my understanding of curriculum design and implementation as well as collaborate and experience educational practice from colleagues in the Teacher Educational Graduate program.  My ultimate goal is to continually improve my classroom instruction for student learning personally and learn systematic processes for curriculum improvement. 

Personally, I enjoy spending time with family and friends and my dog (Lily), who share my time between my students and my coaching of high school football and baseball.  I am also a devoted Detroit Tigers fan as well and the Tigers “home” will always be Tiger Stadium for me! As a recent first time homeowner, I am constantly working on the next “to do” project for my home, which never seemed to end.  If given a free moment I enjoy watching movies and reading (mostly history/nonfiction). 

Thanks for reading!