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Years teaching at WRUS: 5
Currently teaching: 9th–12th grade Honors Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Ocean Science, Environmental Science, Zoology, Forensics, Dance
Proudest teaching moment: “It’s hard to separate out one single proud teaching moment. Students make me proud of them every day when they have ‘aha moments’ during experiments, in discussion, or while writing. I guess I was most proud of my group as a whole when Smithsonian facilitators told us we were one of the best groups to participate in their Q’rius programs.”
Teaching philosophy: “I believe in empowering students by gently guiding them as they make their own discoveries, learn experimental design, and craft scientific argument. I believe that science at its best is bold and creative, as neuroscientist GM Edelman so aptly puts it ‘Science is imagination in the service of the verifiable truth.”
Toughest challenge facing educators: “I think one of the toughest challenges we have is adjusting our pedagogy to meet the needs of a global, 21st century world. It means embracing technology and all types of diversity as we teach students to collaborate effectively as they work to think critically and creatively solve challenges in a rapidly changing world.”
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Wye River Upper School, Centreville
Years teaching at WRUS: 5
Currently teaching: 9th–12th grade Honors Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Ocean Science, Environmental Science, Zoology, Forensics, Dance
Proudest teaching moment: “It’s hard to separate out one single proud teaching moment. Students make me proud of them every day when they have ‘aha moments’ during experiments, in discussion, or while writing. I guess I was most proud of my group as a whole when Smithsonian facilitators told us we were one of the best groups to participate in their Q’rius programs.”
Teaching philosophy: “I believe in empowering students by gently guiding them as they make their own discoveries, learn experimental design, and craft scientific argument. I believe that science at its best is bold and creative, as neuroscientist GM Edelman so aptly puts it ‘Science is imagination in the service of the verifiable truth.”
Toughest challenge facing educators: “I think one of the toughest challenges we have is adjusting our pedagogy to meet the needs of a global, 21st century world. It means embracing technology and all types of diversity as we teach students to collaborate effectively as they work to think critically and creatively solve challenges in a rapidly changing world.”
