[…]colleagues in her region. She later served on the committee to revise the National Board Standards for accomplished science teachers. In 2013, she co-founded the Learning Project, a half-day program for seniors in the Johnstown School District, which integrates physics, math, english, and social studies through project-based learning. In addition to teaching, she served as an instructional coach for HFM PTech, a new career focused school in her community. In her current role as Director of Professional Learning for Citizen Math, Heather designs and implements workshops and other resources to build community and support teachers to have conversations about the […]
[…]Institute of Technology (MIT). During her first year there, Kate worked as a teaching assistant. โWorking with students was extremely rewarding and was what I enjoyed most.โ Kate left MIT to work as a substitute teacher in the Boston Public School System and as head coach for the Boston Latin School Science Olympiad team. โI discovered that high school students were a lot of fun.โ Kate completed her masterโs degree in education through the Boston Teacher Residency and UMass-Boston and began teaching full time at Boston Latin School in 2007. Kate has presented the results of her teacher research at […]
[…]for teens that combined art and science, as well as involving them in x-ray astronomy research. โWorking with urban students whose perspective on the world is so different from my own helps me question my own perspectives in teaching.โ Mark earned a BS in physics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and a masterโs degree in astronomy from Harvard University. After his first two years teaching physics at Codman Academy Charter Public School in Boston, heโs spent the past 14 years at Millbrook High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, striving for better ways to teach a diverse group […]
[…]2007, earned his National Board Certification in 2017 and continues to work at Thurston today. Working in a school that has a primarily Black population, he is committed to a stance on equity and cultural relevance in his classroom. He has worked with a team of teachers and administrators for the past several years to help teachers engage in discussions of race and equity in his school and district. Also at his school, Victor coaches the Science Olympiad team and is one of the advisors for the racial awareness student group. Outside of school, his favorite pastimes are birding, playing […]
[…]about his involvement with debate and forensics. His interest began in high school, when he competed with some level of success. As a debate and forensics coach, heโs led six policy debate teams to the National Forensics League National Tournament, resulting in the placement of several of his teams in the top 50 in the country. Timothyโs passion for debate translates well into his science classroom, as he regularly builds time for discussion and presentations into his lessons. Timothy loves all things pop culture and is an avid sports fan. […]