The history department at TechBoston Academy teaches the following subjects according to grade:
- 9th grade: American History I
- 10th grade: American History I
- 11th grade World History II; Facing History- Latin America;
- 12th grade Facing History and Ourselves; AP U.S. Government; and select yearly elective
Ms. Sandra Derstine
email: sderstine@techboston.org
website: http://techbostonacademy.org/staff/history/derstine/
This is Ms. D’s has taught at TechBoston Academy since the 2005/06 school year. She teaches 11th grade US History II and AP United States Government and Politics.
Ms. Derstine comes to TBA by way of the non-profit world, where she worked in the social services/education fields in upstate New York, Washington, D.C. and, finally, Boston. Ms. D holds Bachelors degrees in Political Science and Policy Studies from Syracuse University, and a Masters degree in Secondary Education from the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
Outside of school, Ms. D loves to spend time with her family, read, cook, watch movies, go to the beach, do yoga, and, of course, hang out with her dog, Tilly.
Mr. Stephen Ensdorf
email: sensdorf@techboston.org
website: http://techbostonacademy.org/staff/history/ensdorf/
Mr. E has taught at TechBoston Academy since the 2002/03 school year. In 1996, he received a Masters in the Art of Teaching from Union College. His Bachelor of the Arts in History is from Skidmore College.
Mr. E teaches US History I, Film History and Literature of the 20th Century, and Facing History Latin America.
Mr. Brendan Malanga
email: bmalanga@techboston.org
website: http://techbostonacademy.org/staff/history/malanga/
Mr. Malanga joined TechBoston for the 2002/03 school year. He received a Bachelors of Science in History from Northeastern University. Mr. Malanga teaches US History II (view syllabus) and Facing History and Ourselves (view syllabus)
Dr. Bruce Pontbriand
email: bpontbriand@techboston.org
website:
Dr. P came to TechBoston for the 2006/07 school year, but this is his nineteenth year in secondary education.
Most recently, Dr. P was the Vice Principal at Boston College High School from 2003 to 2005. Dr. P received his Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Boston College in 2004. He received his M.A.T. from Harvard Universtiy and his B.A. from Holy Cross College. Dr. P teaches American History I.
