24 — Friday, November 11, 1988 — Nerth Shore News

HANDSWORTH SECONDARY School teacher Bill! Kokoskin was presented with the Outstanding Teacher
Award for 1988 from the B.C. Association of Mathematics Teachers recently. Kokoskin developed and piloted
the now provincially prescribed Introductory Algebra 11 course, and his textbook for the course has recently

been published.

NEWS photo Mike Wakefield

Handsworth instructor named

‘Math Teacher

HANDSWORTH’S OWN teacher, Bill Kokoskin, has
been named Mathematics Teacher of the Year by his

peers.

Head of the Mathematics Department at Hand-
sworth Secondary School, Kokoskin is also the author
of a new textbook, ‘‘Math Essentials.””

Introduced to School District No. 44 school board
by Handsworth’s principal, Ken Feyer, Kokoskin was
described as a ‘‘distinguished teacher," noted for his
enthusiasm and sense of humor.

“One of my favorite activities is to visit one of Mr.
Kokoskin's classes on a Friday afternoon, when he is
just as enthusiastic as he is on Monday,”’ said Feyer.

Kokoskin, who has been with Handsworth 12 years,

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of the Year’

and with the district about 21 years, has developed an
introductory course to Algebra 11.

His textbook on the subject, Math Essentials, is be-
ing considered for endorsement by the Ministry of
Education. Set up to appeal to adult students as well
as regular students, it has already been put to use.

Congratulated by the board, Kokoskin then thank-
ed the school district for allowing the opportunity for
initiative in the system.

Two other district teachers, Peter Beugger of
Ridgeway School and Henry Ewert of Handsworth,
have also written books.

Beugger is the co-author of a science scries publish-
ed by Doubleday Books, while Ewert has written a
history of B.C. Transit.

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As diabetes is one of the major
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Dr. Begg’s lecture will be followed
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The meeting takes place at 7:30
p.m. at Lions Gate Hospital, sem-
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