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Matt Williams

mwilliams@pearlk12.com

Webex Meeting Link: https://pearlk12.webex.com/meet/mwilliams

Hello Students and Parents!!

My name is Matt Williams and I will be your teacher for 8^th grade Science. I am a 2000 graduate of Pearl High School. I graduated from the University of Mississippi in 2004 with a degree in Secondary Science Education. I completed Master’s degrees in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership at Belhaven University in 2017 and 2019. I have been teaching for 20 years, 15 of those years have been here in Pearl.

Over my many years of teaching, I have taught students in grades 7-12. I have taught science courses such as 7^th Grade Science, 8^th Grade Science, Pre-Biology, Biology, Biology 2, Chemistry, Physical Science, Environmental Science, Botany, Zoology, and Genetics. I also have experience working in the education department of a zoo. I worked with animals and put together educational programs for children for 15 years at the Jackson Zoo. My love and knowledge of science goes very deep. However, I also love sports, history, traveling, photography, and movies.

My family and I live here in Pearl. My wife teaches kindergarten at Pearl Lower Elementary. My daughter is in 11^th grade at Pearl High School. My son is in 6th grade at Pearl Junior High School. We love living here and enjoy going to football games to cheer on the Pearl Pirates or the Ole Miss Rebels. We love traveling together to the mountains, the beach, and Disney. So far we have visited 46 of the 50 states in the US and also Washington D.C. I hope you have a wonderful year in my class. Never hesitate to ask for help and we will achieve together.