Adam Santos
Educational
Adam believes that people learn best when they are engaged, comfortable and can connect
what they are learning to their own experiences. He tries to keep these principles in mind at all
times whether teaching a class or explaining baseball to his younger cousin.
Courses/Internships
Adam will act as a teacher and Resource Coordinator at City-As. His classes will focus on the
application of mathematics, engineering, and computer science through problem solving and
real world application. He hopes to infuse a quantitative element to his internships and projects.
He would like students to draw conclusions from data they experience and collect in the field.
Biography
Adam grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. He attended Tufts University where he majored in
mechanical engineering. He spent two years in the Peace Corps living in Lesotho. It was here
that he fell in love with teaching. He then joined the Peace Corps Fellows at Teachers College
where he completed a masters in Math Education.
Fun Facts
Too much of Adam’s happiness depends on the outcomes of the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White
Sox, and Tottenham Hotspur. He also likes to run, climb, knit, travel, and eat.