Biography

Sandee Coats-Haan has taught for 25 years. During the first 18 years, she was at Lakota East High School where she taught AP Physics C, Honors Physics, special education, and English as a Second Language classes. For the past six years, she has taught AP Physics C, 1, and 2 at Walnut Hills High School. Sandee achieves her goal that students see physics everywhere through activities and projects. Students are surprised that they are encouraged to play with toys in a physics class. Sometimes students build things like windmills and motors; sometimes they dissect things like disposable cameras. Sandee leads in technology. She teaches physics through a variety of software, simulations, clickers, and probeware. Her students chronicle classroom activities in a blog. She has led in-service programs on subjects as varied as classroom websites, Microsoft Excel and Word, and internet safety. Sandee arrives 45 minutes early daily to offer help to her students. During these sessions, concepts are reinforced, and respect and relationships are built. Sandee has a B.S. in chemical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.A.T. from Miami University. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and is certified in chemistry and physics. She has also worked as an engineer for Procter & Gamble.