[…]by an insurmountable challenge, overall I feel like we are learning how to use language as a tool for making connections, developing content knowledge, and building relationships. 1 Student names are pseudonyms to protect privacy. Download Article Kristin Berry, a 2015 Knowles Teaching Fellow, is a science teacher in Helena, Montana. She previously taught biology and AP Biology in Denver, Colorado and is excited to bring this inquiry to her new context. Outside the classroom, Kristin can be found doing field observations, usually in the form of mountain biking, rock climbing, or floating down rivers. Reach Kristin at […]
[…]influential black authors like Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, or Audre Lorde that I had a deeply uncomfortable realization: I’d never done anything to take responsibility for my own anti-racist education. That thing my principal had done where she was just a well-wishing bystander but not actually doing anything to proactively promote trans liberation? That’s been me and my White identity. That thing my principal had done where she was just a well-wishing bystander but not actually doing anything to proactively promote trans liberation? That’s been me and my White identity. There’s a parallel here of “Oh no! I didn’t do […]
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[…]and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering at Stanford University, where he joined the incomparable Stanford Marching Band. He went on to perform with several successful San Francisco bands, opening for Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and selling several hundred albums. Today, one of Casey’s favorite classroom projects combines his love of physics and music: students design and build musical instruments, then perform as a band. Casey entered the teacher credential program at San Francisco State in 2003 and has taught physics and integrated science at Carlmont High School since 2004. He has worked with his school and district to develop and […]
[…]enjoys going to the beach, playing frisbee, diving under waves, and reading a good book. Academic Background University of California, Berkeley (Master of Arts in Math Education) University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science in […]
[…]engineering as a career path. As an undergraduate, he interned for three summers with Texaco and Ford Motor Company and spent a summer working on offshore production platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Jason earned a BS in mechanical engineering and a BA in Spanish from the University of Texas. After graduation, he went on to work as an information technology consultant for a small software development company. When working in corporate America did not prove fulfilling, Jason sought “more meaningful and purposeful work” in the Dominican Republic as a Peace Corps volunteer. During his three and a half years […]
[…]New York State Chemistry Teacher Course Load Distribution. The project looked at science teacher certifications in New York State (NYS) and what percentage of NYS teachers were teaching a science they did not major in based on their primary science certification. Additionally, an article she wrote, “Building a Nuclide” was published by the American Association of Chemistry Teachers. Meredith will begin her second year of teaching at Darien High School during the 2021–2022 school year. Hobbies Morgan enjoys spending time at the beach and finding new things to watch on Netflix. Academic Background Stony Brook University (Bachelor of Science in […]
[…]students often struggle with math and I enjoy the challenge of encouraging students to persist through difficult problems.” Professional Experience Rebecca worked at her childhood summer camp, Pocono Plateau, for six years. During the 2015–2016 academic year, she began teaching full time at South Bronx Preparatory. Volunteer Experience Rebecca traveled to Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago on mission trips. During both trips, she assisted with Vacation Bible School, visited homes for the elderly, and worked to improve local communities. Additionally, she worked with girls detained at a juvenile delinquent facility in Philadelphia. Rebecca mentored the girls as she helped them […]
[…]field of education. She worked at Lark, a small health tech startup that is building a digital platform for managing and preventing chronic health conditions, for two years, where she was promoted to the position of senior software engineer. Next, Kelsey spent two years working at Quizlet, where she was part of a small team that migrated Quizlet’s entire collection of study sets onto a new microservice and database architecture. Kelsey will begin her first year of teaching mathematics at Canyon Crest Academy in San Diego, California, during the 2023–2024 school year. Hobbies In her free time, Kelsey enjoys spending […]
[…]to give our students the freedom to push the bounds of an in-class project perhaps beyond our own comfort levels. But the student engagement and empowerment that results is certainly worth the effort. We want our students to ask the right questions and to identify the right problems—that’s where the engineering starts. PHASE 2: DESIGN EXPLORATION BY KATHERINE SHIREY The second phase of the engineering design cycle is the most important in high school engineering: design exploration. It is here that the studentengineer develops a potential solution and where the direction of the classroom is steered away from the teacher […]
