Who am I?

Hi there! I'm Jason Sharrock a Multi-Age Science teacher and Team Leader of 
the Voyagers Team. This is my 8th year teaching at Sarasota Middle School, 
and I also had the pleasure of graduating from Sarasota Middle School as a 
student! I graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor's of 
Science in Zoology with a Specialization in Biology Education. Don't let all 
of the life science fool you! I love all different types of science! While 
at UF, I took classes in Physics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Psychology, 
Physiology, Anatomy, Human Nutrition, and even the History of Science! I 
also graduated from the University of Florida with a Master's degree in 
Education. In addition, I have my National Board Certification in the area of 
Early Adolescent Science.

My other interests include movies of all types, music of all types,the 
martial arts, watching football, baseball, tennis,a little 
bit of golf here and there, and spending time with my wife who is also a 
science teacher. I also very much enjoy reading. Some of my favorite 
author's include Dan Brown, Christopher Paolini, Jonathan Stroud, Phillip 
Pullman, Orson Scott Card, Douglas Adams, Michael Crichton, Garth Nix, 
Stephenie Meyer, D.J MacHale, and J.K. Rowling of course! I've been spending 
a portion of my summer re-reading some of my favorites.

This summer I have spent a lot of my time taking care of and playing with my 
9 month-old daughter Julia. We have toured Sarasota going to Sarasota Jungle 
Gardens, GWIZ, Ringling, The Marina, etc. We even made a trip to the Florida 
Aquarium in Tampa. Oh yeah, I also spent a lot of time 
working on creating interactive labs and lessons so that we will 
have an exciting, fun, and educational year.

Mission For The Class

My main mission is to create independent scientific thinkers who understand 
how to use the scientific method while obtaining a mastery of the assigned 
content. Also, to develop an appreciation for science and the good that it 
has accomplished for humanity. Oh, and to have LOTS OF FUN doing it!