Karen Dekker
Middle School Math Teacher
New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKaren Dekker is a dedicated 14-year educator and former programmer who blends deep mathematical passion with practical technology skills to make math meaningful and accessible for middle and high school students. She designs guided, student-centered learning experiences that emphasize critical thinking, perseverance, and real-world problem solving, drawing on experience teaching developmental and college-level math as well as Title I interventions. With an M.Ed. in Applied Technology in Education and a background in computer and information science, she brings tech-savvy instructional design to classroom and online tutoring work. Karen also contributes to open-source projects (notably backend work on a Pokemon Go bot), reflecting ongoing coding interests in .NET, Kotlin, and TypeScript. Based in New York, she balances a pragmatic classroom cheerleader approach with evidence-based pedagogy to build confident learners prepared for long-term goals.
14 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer and Information Science, GPA 3.477, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer and Information Science, GPA 3.477 at University of Maryland Global CampusCertificate, Instruction, Design, and Technology, 3.9, Certificate, Instruction, Design, and Technology, 3.9 at Delaware Technical and Community College-Stanton-WilmingtonMaster of Education (M.Ed.), Applied Technology in Education, GPA: 3.9, Master of Education (M.Ed.), Applied Technology in Education, GPA: 3.9 at Wilmington UniversityAssociate of Arts (A.A.), Business Computer Programming, Associate of Arts (A.A.), Business Computer Programming at Prince George's Community College
spanish (un poquito)
Stackoverflow
11reputation
1kreached
1answer
1question
Github Skills (14)
kotlin10
user-authentication10
authentication10
api10
go-api10
back-end-development10
pokeapi10
task-management9
json6
classfile6
unity-game-engine6
magic-numbers6
java6
javas3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
jabbink/PokemonGoBot
Jul 2016 - Jul 2016
DEFUNCT - Bot that plays Pokemon Go
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 3 PRs, 9 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Karen contributed to the core functionality of the Pokemon Go bot. They implemented features like Google authentication and integrated a task framework. Additionally, they modified code to use Kotlin language features and addressed a typo. These changes suggest a focus on bot's authentication, task management, and overall code quality.
golangtelegram-botbotpokemon-go
SwipeX/Runeshark
May 2012 - Mar 2016
Contributions:3 commits, 1 push, 1 comment in 3 years 11 months
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