Areas of Focus: High School Science (Biology (Living Environment), Chemistry, Environmental Science)
Andi’s teaching and leadership are driven by the values of curiosity, belonging, and growth. She has taught science at East Upper School since 2015 and served in the role of Teacher Leader since 2019. To Andi, an equitable and justice-oriented science classroom must include investigation of questions that are relevant to students as well as prioritizing student voice in how things run.
Andi’s previous work with the Phase II Noyce Master Teacher Fellowship and with the Get Real! Science program at the University of Rochester have facilitated their exploration of how building students’ academic confidence through explicit feedback to group work strengths, having students reflect on their own values and how they enact them, and how discourse can support engagement in the science practices.