Monica S. Email & Phone Number

California, United States

California, United States

Senior Fellow in the Knowles Teacher Initiative program. Select achievements and responsibilities include: -Knowles Coaching Institute trained cognitive coach. Kaleidoscope journal author. -Knowles Engineering Academy Leadership Team (2018-2019). -Received Seed Grant to develop a new teacher learning course to support teachers in leveraging PBL in high school math and science (2019). Course will be offered nationally through the Knowles Teacher Initiative. -Member of the Knowles Academy Instructor Development Steering Committee, working to improve opportunities for Knowles Academy instructors' professional learning and growth.

Awarded a Knowles Teaching Fellowship, a prestigious national fellowship for early-career, secondary science and mathematics teachers who display the potential to develop: the content knowledge needed for teaching, exemplary teaching practices, and the qualities of a teacher leader. The Knowles Teaching Fellowship is an intensive and cohesive, five-year program that supports early-career, high school mathematics and science teachers in their efforts to develop teaching expertise and lead from the classroom.

TA with Dr. Hilda Borko, supporting first-year doctoral students in Curriculum & Teacher Education to build their capacities to design and conduct education research projects.

TA with Dr. Denise Pope for a service-based graduate course on the theory, practice, and politics of curriculum construction.

TA with Dr. Rebecca Silverman, supporting 2nd year doctoral students in developing their research projects in curriculum and teacher education.

Developed 6th-12th grade science curriculum frameworks and models that embody the principles of Design Thinking as part of a new K-12 Design Thinking school program.

Stanford, California, United States

Supporting exceptional early-career secondary science educators in the Hollyhock Fellowship as they develop their teaching and leadership practices for equitable science education.

TA with Dr. Denise Pope for a service-based graduate course on the theory, practice, and politics of curriculum construction.

Instructor of record for a Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP) graduate course on curriculum and instruction for preservice secondary science educators.

Member of a collaborative team of curriculum writers working to redesign, pilot, and revise the BSCS flagship high school biology curriculum Biology: A Human Approach for the Next Generation Science Standards. Contributed to collaborative middle school unit storyline conceptualization on the OpenSciEd project.

Selected to join Achieve’s Science Peer Review Panel based on demonstrated extensive knowledge of the NGSS and critical eye for high-quality in materials designed for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Part of a national network of roughly 50 passionate educators on the Science Peer Review Panel who assess and provide feedback on publicly-available science curricula. Achieve's Science Peer Panel seeks to help meet the need for high quality science curriculum materials designed for the NGSS.

Redwood City, Ca

Founding member of the Curriculum & Assessment team at Summit Public Schools. Building on my work as Science Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA), developed vision and strategic plan for Summit's 6th-12th science program. Evaluated, developed, and curated a 6th-12th grade science curriculum for use in blended, project-based classrooms using the Summit Personalized Learning platform. Provided expertise on science education trends and research to other teams at Summit (ex. preservice credentialing program, academic research & development program, etc). Co-developed internal tools for assessing curriculum quality. Collaborated with classroom teachers and third-party content developers to build and improve curriculum materials. Provided direct support to 6th-12th science teachers in 330+ schools using Summit's curriculum and tools. Advocated for, initiated, and led the redesign of the Summit science curriculum for the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Redwood City, Ca

Teacher, mentor, leader. Founding 12th grade science teacher at Everest Public High School. Designed and taught a heterogeneous, untracked AP Environmental Science course. Selected leadership achievements include: designed a project-based AP Environmental Science curriculum for use across school sites in Summit's project-based, blended program; provided instructional coaching to preservice teachers in Summit's summer program; facilitated science department's decision-making process for identifying department-wide instructional priorities; instigated and led the design of a novel approach to integrating AP exam preparation supports within our blended program. Course Team Lead for AP Environmental Science teachers across the Summit network; our team was awarded the "Most Collaborative Course Team" award in 2016. As Science Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA), led the evaluation and development of our 6th-12th grade science curriculum and assessment.

Sunnyvale, Ca

Observed and coached 10 pre-credential teachers during summer school program/teacher training institute. Collaborated closely with school leadership and teacher training institute leaders to gather data about pre-credential teacher experience and adapt training program to teacher needs.

Palo Alto, Ca

Designed and facilitated the 6th–8th science program as part of a year-round multiage Montessori middle school program. In addition: mentored a small group of students; designed and taught cooking and sex ed; refined and implemented an annual middle school Science Fair; led the cross-grade Science and Green Teams; collaborated on field trips, including an annual camping trip.

Collected and analyzed structural MRI data for pediatric neuroimaging studies.

Human Biology, With Honors, Neuroscience

Activities and Societies: Synergy House - Kitchen Manager; SHPRC Peer Health Educator; Human Biology Teaching Assistant; Laboratory.

Master'S Degree, Science Education

Activities and Societies: Masters and credential (Biology); Experience in science education research groups; Developed and facilitated.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Science Education

Doctoral candidate in Science Education PhD minor in the History of Science Graduate Certificate in Research Practice Partnership Graduate.

Phd Minor, History

Completed graduate coursework in the History of Science towards the fulfillment the PhD Minor.