My name is Sophie Richman and I’ve been a teacher for four years. I currently teach Special Education (Math and Science) at Roosevelt Middle School (Oakland Unified) in Oakland, CA. This is my second year working with Citizen Schools!
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Meet Tiara Davis, Catalyst Teacher, DSEC STEM Ambassador, and Middle School Science teacher at Wilson STEM Academy in Charlotte, N.C. Learn about Tiara’s passion for education, STEM, and what it means to be a part of the Citizen Schools community.
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Even through a year of virtual learning in so many places, Catalyst teachers saw high student engagement and collaboration. This holds especially true for Tara Beardsley’s science class at Winter Hill Innovation School in Somerville, MA.
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The Catalyst Project supported by Citizen Schools works to bridge the gap in education so that all of our students succeed. Our students need authentic experiences to see diversity in their classrooms and exposure to STEM career pathways. So let's all be the champions that our students need.
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Watch Jeff Mysel, a Career Mentor from Google, and Stuart Whitney, a science teacher in Somerville, MA, share their experiences with experiential learning though the Catalyst Climate Change project.
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Through the generosity of Infosys Foundation USA’s grant, the Citizen Schools’ Catalyst team and Makers + Mentors Network created a four-part live webinar series to help grades 5-8 educators create meaningful student engagement.
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Catalyst Teacher Sylvia Beckham has been an invaluable asset to the Innovation Cohort and advancing STEM learning. She provided some practical tips for teachers who are looking to bring experiential learning into the classroom.
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In April 2021, Trevon Adams, Nadia K. Selby, and Kruschef Sanchez were invited to join Connor Anovick, a former Citizen Schools volunteer himself. They discuss how COVID has impacted public schools and how Citizen Schools supports public schools, both during and before the pandemic.
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If you’re a parent or teacher, you’re probably familiar with the many challenges of remote learning. Sherry Tom, earth science teacher at Hostos Lincoln Academy of Science in Bronx, NY, is both, doing her best to support her students while sharing a workspace with her husband and two elementary school kids. “At school, my kids are led from one activity to the next. When learning from home, they’re expected to navigate Google Classroom on their own because I’m working and their dad is working.”
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In Catalyst, industry volunteers work side-by-side with middle school science and technology teachers to help students develop work products that demonstrate their understanding of disciplinary knowledge AND crosscutting concepts.
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Mehmet Kanik embodies all the enthusiasm you would expect from a first-time volunteer. Not only has he brought his work from Research at MIT into the classroom, he also draws energy and confidence from the students he teaches. Mehmet is conducting research and was recently published in Science Magazine, for the same fiber-based artificial muscle samples he brought into the classroom.
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Rounding the corner on two years of piloting Catalyst programs, we’re shining a light on those generous professionals that give generously of themselves to inspire the next generation of engineers, programmers, scientists, and more. Catalyst volunteers come from a range of STEM professions and bring a wealth of real-world knowledge into the classroom. Here are two of our inspirational volunteers, who reflected on their time with the program:
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