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[…]data, measured the brightness of stars, and developed tests for tidal disruption events. He worked for California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo from 2020–2021 as a STAR Teacher-Research Fellow in the Cosmic Evolution Project, which used Net Logo to investigate the universe’s evolutionary history. He also worked as a research intern for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory during the summer of 2021, developing and evaluating physics experiments using microelectromechanical sensor sets in phones. He has spent the last four years working as an education research assistant for the Colorado School of Mines, where he evaluates students’ experiences with […]

[…]being able to design real-world applicable learning experiences and chemistry allows me to do that for my students!” Professional Experience During her undergraduate studies, Alaina worked as a teaching assistant for Organic Chemistry I and II courses for two years. In 2021, she spent a semester working on the Chemistry Curriculum Development Project, a research experience that sought to find effective teaching assistant programs for organic chemistry. Alaina was awarded the Breakthrough Collaborative Teaching Fellowship in 2020 and again in 2021. Through this experience, she served as the lead teacher for chemistry, French, environmental science, and nutrition courses, while also […]

[…]and truly valued teaching as a tool for equity and change. It seemed like the perfect way to combine my passion for education and social justice.” Amanda’s Story Teaching Discipline Biology Why Biology “I love facilitating students’ sense-making about the world around them through each of these sciences. I love teaching biology with a focus on biodiversity loss and climate change.” Professional Experience During her undergraduate studies, Amanda worked as an executive assistant at the Law Offices of Jana K. Weimann in San Diego, California. She also worked as a private tutor from 2017 to 2020, teaching high school and […]

[…]in 2018, Ashley worked as a loans administrative coordinator at Pacific Coast Bankers Bank before becoming an English teacher at SMK Tanah Merah in Kedah, Malaysia, on a grant from the Fulbright Program. In addition to teaching English under this program, she led after-school programs, including video-making projects, guitar lessons, dance club, and hiking trips. She was given an additional grant to stay on as a program coordinator in 2020. Following this experience, she worked as an SAT writing instructor for the Elite Educational Institute, a high school advisor with College Possible Philadelphia through Americorps, and a virtual English teacher […]

[…]challenge. This knowledge led to high school chemistry being relatively easy for me. I started asking questions that went deeper than learning the content. How are these seemingly different topics related? What was the purpose of each lab? Are there exceptions that break the rules, and why? Questions are infectious. In fact, I am still asking these questions, and enjoy engaging my students through the questions they naturally have about the world around them.” Professional Experience During her undergraduate and graduate studies, Zoe explored many aspects of STEM education. She worked as a teaching assistant within the mathematics and nanoengineering […]

[…]learning.” Professional Experience During high school, Tamashi entered the world of teaching through working as a mathematics tutor. Inspired by her freshman chemistry teacher, George Householder, she pursued education in college. She co-wrote various curriculums, one of which was a formal secondary biology curriculum to be used in middle school classrooms, and the other being a more informal curriculum that discussed exploratory experiences for families in rich ecoregions of Connecticut. Tamashi had the opportunity to intern as a researcher at a local high school, where she studied the relationship and incorporation of social justice within science classrooms. Tamashi will begin […]

[…]practices. Rashmi will begin her first year of teaching physics at Technology High School in Newark, New Jersey, during the 2023–2024 school year.  Hobbies In her free time, Rashmi enjoys reading fantasy and science fiction, as well as poetry, which she also writes. She watches YouTube video essays on film, art analysis, and progressive politics. She actively tries to learn more about resistance movements that have risen to fight against oppression of marginalized folks. She is passionate about mental health and has spent several years volunteering with national and international mental health and education organizations, including Crisis Text Line and […]