J. Michael Shaw received a BS in Mathematics from Texas Tech University. He taught for 6 years at a junior high school and 34 years at Davis High School in Kaysville, Utah.

Awards received include The USA Today All USA Teacher Team Second Team 2000, the Davis School District Teacher of the Year 1998, and the UCTM Don Clark Award 2013. 

Mike started teaching AP™ Calculus at Davis High School in 1984. In a few years he quadrupled the size of the program with an amazing pass rate. At that point, he generously worked to collaborate with other math teachers and they were able to expand the program even more to one of the largest and most successful AP™ programs anywhere.