Biography

Shelby Aaberg has taught mathematics at Scottsbluff High School since 2006. From 2004 to 2006, he taught mathematics at Westside High School in Omaha, NE. Shelby serves as the mathematics department chair at SHS where he teaches Advanced Placement Statistics, AP Calculus BC, Precalculus & Trigonometry, Accelerated Algebra 2 & Geometry, and Enrichment Mathematics. Shelby has taught graduate courses at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln in statistics pedagogy for high school teachers, technology use in enhancing problem solving for secondary teachers, and proportional reasoning for elementary teachers. He has previously served as President of the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Mathematics. Shelby coaches the Scottsbluff Math Club and Bluffs Middle School MATHCOUNTS team. Shelby is the Head Coach of the Scottsbluff High School boys and girls Varsity track & field teams. He coaches the sprints, relays, and high jump. Shelby is the 2015 Nebraska Teacher of the Year. He has also earned the 2016 MAA Edyth May Sliffe Award, the 2009 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement Teaching, the 2005 Raytheon Math Hero Award, and the 2004 Nebraska State Education Association Rookie of the Year Award. Shelby has a B.S.Ed. in secondary education from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and an M.A.T. in Mathematics Education from the University of Nebraska – Omaha. Shelby is a National Board Certified Teacher in early adolescent mathematics. He holds teaching certifications in English as a Second Language in grades K-12, assessment in grades pre-K-12, and mathematics in grades 7-12.