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[…]serve on the Indiana Department of Education STEM Advisory Council. Knowles cast the vision needed for Ben to become a […]

[…]school when he participated in his first math competition.  He continued to be involved in math competitions throughout high school, learning the required skills and knowledge to compete well and spending hours teaching himself various topics. As he assisted his team members with their mathematical problems, he realized that he “had a knack for explaining ideas and giving them meaning.”  Brian graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a BA in applied mathematics and earned an MEd in mathematics education from the University of Georgia. At Model High School, Brian works with classes that have a wide range of […]

[…]Teaching Standards (NBPTS) certification, the nation’s top teaching accreditation. He renewed this certification in 2018. He was the 2012 Teacher of the year for both his northern VA high school and district. He was also the 2018 Teacher of the year for his north MS high school. He is currently the Robotics Coordinator for his district as well as the Science Olympiad and Science Quiz bowl Coach. He is the advisor for the Technology Student Association and the Go Green recycling club. “Being involved in school activities helps me build positive academic relationships with students. These positive relationships translate into […]

[…]began her undergraduate career at the University of Michigan set on majoring in physics. “I had my future in research planned out by my sophomore year.” Instead she discovered how much she enjoyed tutoring in the Physics Help Room and realized that her interest lay not in research but in education. To explore teaching at the high school level, Erin took part in the Teaching Opportunities in Physical Sciences (TOPS) program in Boston where she taught energy and heat concepts to high school and middle school students. As a member of the Society of Physics Students at Michigan, she was […]

[…]on a personality/aptitude test that I took senior year.  However I saw myself more as a scientist.” Glen completed a double major in chemistry and chemical engineering at Penn State University and joined an international engineering firm. He spent three years in Nigeria and six months in Turkmenistan, a former Soviet Republic bordering the Caspian Sea. “I had spent five years traveling the world without a real home so, while in Turkmenistan, I decided that I wanted to settle down in the U.S. permanently.” Once in the U.S., Glen moved to San Francisco and contemplated the idea of teaching. He […]

[…]In 2006, Holly earned an MT in secondary science education from the University of Virginia. “Once I finally combined my education with community service involvement, I had something I was really passionate about.” While in graduate school, Holly worked for America Reads and Upward Bound. Many of the students Holly teaches don’t have a strong voice at home to encourage success in education. “If I can make a difference in even one student’s life, then I feel I’ll be successful.” Holly’s innovative approach to teaching has already resulted in an impressive accomplishment: in 2008, 92% of her students passed the […]