Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Fall 2010 | Page 7

Chris Indorf Joins TA’s Administrative Team
Chris Indorf is
do half the job he did to
Thornton’s new Associate
help foster support and
Head for Teaching and
good teaching, then I’ll
Learning.
consider that a success.”
Indorf grew up in New
Indorf began working
Hampshire, attended the
part-time as Technology
University of Maine at
Integrator in the fall of
Farmington and began
2006, and he continued
working in the History
to teach several bricksDepartment at Thornton
and-mortar and online
Academy in 1999. He has
class offerings. This
taught World History, U.S.
developed into a full-time
History as well as American
job cojoined with directing
Studies and established
library and academic
TA’s hybrid online classes,
commons programming
which remain a unique
in 2008. At that time,
offering among Maine
he became Director
high schools. Indorf and
of Information and
a group of 11 students in
Technology Integration,
his online class traveled to
overseeing the Mary
China last spring, visiting
Weymouth Hyde Library
in person with Yew Chung
and Academic Commons.
International School
He was also assistant
students that TA students
freshman football coach at
Chris Indorf, far right, visited the Summer Palace in TA for 5 years and advised
previously knew only
Beijing last spring with students who learned about the Ski Club for 8 years.
through Skype.
life in China. TA teacher Amy Glidden, third from left
Promoted upon the
He’s well known among
in the back row, was a chaperone on the trip.
retirement of Lloyd Hunt,
students and staff alike for
Indorf is part of the
his great sense of humor
school’s administrative
and dedication to the
team. His central job duties include overseeing
school.
school curriculum, assisting teachers with
“Chris Indorf is one of the finest teachers we
professional development, and guiding the OSE
have had at Thornton Academy over the length of
(observation-supervision-evaluation) program for
my career here. Students really gravitate toward
new staff. His work requires working with a variety Mr. Indorf. Even those who find school challenging
of departments, from Guidance and Deans to
are engaged in his classes,” said Headmaster Carl
library staff and teachers.
J. Stasio, Jr. “ !