High School Elective Teachers
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Mr. Jon Corea- High School Art Teacher
Jon Corea is a graduate of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha Oklahoma. He is a native Oklahoman and plans to never leave.
He has been married for eight years and has a six-year-old daughter. He is experienced in all mediums of the art world including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and ceramics. He continues a working artist lifestyle when not teaching for private buyers and art shows.
In the classroom his teaching style is rooted in making his students better problem solvers and harder workers.
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Ms. Lisa Curl- High School Co-Teacher
Lisa Curl first began teaching in east Los Angeles after graduating from Oklahoma Christian University. In California she taught English to 6th graders, as well as incorporated a guitar program for her students there. Guitar has been a passion for the past 9 years. She spent one year traveling the country with the live version of "Thomas the Tank Engine," singing to the kids. Prior to that opportunity, Lisa taught 5th-8th grades in the alternative education setting for 3 years as well as working for NorthCare as a foster child mentor. Lisa enjoyed teaching 6th grade at ASTEC last year, and now enjoys serving the high school students as well as teaching 7th grade Leadership. She is currently working on her Master’s and serves as a musical volunteer at OU Children’s Hospital. She firmly believes that helping a child establish self-esteem and confidence is key to a great education!
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Mr. Ron McMillan- High School Physical Education Teacher
Ron McMillan is a graduate of the University of Central Oklahoma with a B.S. degree in Education, with an emphasis on P.E., math and science. Mr. McMillan has had thirty-two years of teaching experience. In addition to teaching, Mr. McMillan coached high school sports. He has been selected as Oklahoma High School Coach of the Year twice, once in basketball and once in baseball. He has coached several state championship teams. Mr. McMillan's wife, sister, mother and father have also been teachers. As you can see, Mr. McMillan comes from a strong professional education background. He has taught or coached students from levels Kindergarten through twelve and has also been an elementary and secondary principal. Mr. McMillan has lived and taught in Oklahoma all his life. He loves his family, his state, his country, and his students.
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Mr. Steve Moore- High School Psychology
Steve Moore as born in Omaha Nebraska to a career Air Force officer. Much of childhood memories consisted of moving from one remote and desolate base to another where a young boy didn't have much to do. After his father retired from the Air Force the family had moved to Albuquerque New Mexico where Mrs. Moore was originally from. Steve finally was able to establish roots and have a semblance of an ordinary adolescence. High school consisted of football and graduation with an undecided career path. Steve has always been interested in the darker side of human behavior so studying psychology at the University of New Mexico seemed like a natural fit. The original plan was to complete graduate school and enter into forensic psychology. As time went on and money ran out, Steve then became interested in the study and treatment of sex offenders. Given an opportunity to intern at an adolescent treatment center where assessment, treatment and community supervision was emphasized a new and exciting aspect to psychology was launched.
After graduate school Steve was offered a position as program director of a twenty five bed juvenile sex offender program where he also cultivated a private practice focusing on adolescent sex offenders. After the birth of their daughter, Paige, Steve and Donita came to the conclusion that life was moving too fast and decided to move to Oklahoma in may of 2007 where family ties and a slower pace seemed to be the best answer to a very complicated scenario. Now the world from Norman seems to make a little more sense.
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Mr. Cory Pocock- High School Physical Education Teacher
Cory Pocock graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma in May 2009 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health & Physical Education. Cory believes installing lifetime activity skills into every student is important in order to assist them in maintaining a high quality of life. It is not just about sport skills. Every student should be able to find a physical activity they enjoy and perform throughout their life. Cory wishes to educate the students in identifying their activity.
Cory coached club level competitive soccer for many years and has coached at Bishop McGuiness High School the past three years. In addition to his degree in Health & Physical Education, Cory has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice in 1992 and a Master degree in Criminal Justice Administration in 1994 from Oklahoma City University. Cory worked for the Federal Bureau of Prisons for six years.
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Mr. Mario Roldan- High School Spanish Teacher
Mario Roldan joined ASTEC in July 2007 and is one of the newest members of the faculty. He earned his B.A. in Philology, otherwise known as Spanish Linguistics and Literature, from the University of Costa Rica. Before becoming a Spanish teacher in ASTEC, he tutored students in all levels of educations, has taught in the Upward Bound Program in Oklahoma, and is a current faculty member of the Modern Languages Department at the University of Central Oklahoma.
An educator proud of his profession, his main goal is to inspire others to learn foreign languages, particularly Spanish. However, his approach not only encompasses the traditional grammar and spelling, but also the culture and literature that make up the Latin American and Spanish identities.
While Mr. Roldan misses his home and the beaches in Costa Rica, he has learned to appreciate and enjoy the differences between both countries. An avid reader, he prefers spending time at different bookstores and public libraries, particularly the Edmond Public Library where he feels at home.
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