Wes has taught high school for 30 years, and college for three. He began teaching AP* Statistics when the course was initiated in 1996. He taught it at Alhambra High School from 1996 until 2003, and at El Rancho High from 2003 until 2008. Although he already had a Master's in Education from Azusa Pacific University, 1993, Wes completed his Master's Degree in Statistics at Cal State Long Beach in 2007. Since then he's been teaching statistics part-time at Cypress College, and at CSULB, while continuing to teach math full-time at El Rancho High. Outside of the classroom, Wes has been a reader for the AP* Statistics exam, 1999 - 2005. He was a presenter at the annual California Math Council conference in Palm Springs, CA from 2003 to 2006. Wes wrote three articles for the national Mathematics Teacher magazine: "The Reform Movement vs. Back to Basics," 1998; "Connecting Independence with the Chi-Square Statistic," 2001; and "The Essential Fairness of a Mortgage Loan," 2003. As a presenter for high school teachers, Wes has given more than 10 one-week summer institutes in such states as California, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Texas, Washington and Alaska. His hobbies include playing poker, chess, and backgammon; swimming, bicycling, hiking, and snowboarding; playing the piano. He lives in Whittier, CA.
Contact: wwhite@erusd.k12.ca.us
