Kevin Tobe has a reputation for turning already good math students into great ones. As a senior teacher at Haslett High School, Tobe leads both regular and advanced math classes. He leads as department chairman and is able to teach at the college level while enthusiastically pushing students to excel. In 2025-2026, 100% of students in both his AP Calculus AB and Calculus II courses received a score of 3 or better. Overall, 45 of the 47 students scored either a 4 or a 5. Tobe designed the Calculus II program over a decade ago and also developed and taught an AP Physics C: Mechanics course at Haslett to meet the needs of the honors students in the community.
Tobe consistently works to increase use of technology in his district, and has helped develop Technology Readiness Grant (TRIG) proposals. He supplements his instruction with math applications such as GeoGebra and Desmos, and has led professional development sessions for teachers on technologies such as Blackboard, Moodle, Google Classrom, and other course management systems. Tobe is also a member of the eighth cohort of the Amplify (Desmos) Classroom Fellowship, a collaborative effort with some of the most forward thinking math teachers across the US, Canada, and Europe. Most saliently, he has reinvigorated the school's math curriculum.
Community outreach is important to Tobe. He's active in the local Teachers Leading Teachers program, and helps new teachers to acclimate to next-generation tests. Parents praise him as he gets them involved in their kids' education. They describe him as a teacher who's passionate about his work and who wants all students to succeed. Even former students, now in college, sometimes still call him for help with a math problem.
Tobe serves on Haslett’s accreditation committee, as well as on the committee for his district's K-12 Common Core initiative. He previously was the head coach for the girl's track team, one that won a MITCA team state championship in 2004. Tobe holds a 1997 B.A. from Michigan State University, and a 2001 M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, also from MSU. He has remained active in the Milken Educator Network, including taking on leadership roles within the Michigan group as they developed a Michigan Milken Educator Podcast.
Michigan State University College of Education Alumni Advisory Board
Michigan Teacher Leadership Advisory Council
Amplify Classroom Fellowship (Cohort 8)
