"Life is a daring adventure or nothing” Helen Keller For our April Teacher Spotlight, we interviewed Shealyn Mathews. What grade(s) are you currently teaching? 9,10,11,12 What do you enjoy most about teaching science? The fun projects we get to complete and seeing student’s personal growth throughout the year! What do you enjoy the [...]
For our March Teacher Spotlight, we interviewed Neesha Patel. What grade(s) are you currently teaching? 10th grade conceptual physics and leadership all grades What do you enjoy most about teaching science? Science is awesome and therefore super fun to talk about. Easy to engage with since it answers a lot of questions of the [...]
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard!" Tim Notke For our February Teacher Spotlight, we interviewed Virginia Vogl. What grade(s) are you currently teaching? 9th Grade STEM Physics and Engineering, 11th Grade STEM Chemistry What do you enjoy most about teaching science? Being a role model and mentor for students. Inspiring [...]
"Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in." Martin Luther King, Jr. For our New Year Teacher Spotlight, we interviewed Michelle LaFevre-Bernt or Dr. LB. What grade(s) are [...]
“Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known” - Carl Sagan For our December Teacher Spotlight, we interviewed Claudio Tronconi. What grade(s) are you currently teaching? I teach STEM Senior Engineering and Marine Biology, 11th and 12th grade. What do you enjoy most about teaching science? Transmitting the passion for fact-based inquiry, critical thinking, [...]
“Adventure is worthwhile in itself” - Amelia Earhart For our November Teacher Spotlight, we interviewed Melissa Havel. What grade(s) are you currently teaching? I teach 10th graders STEM Biology and Marine Biology to 11th and 12th graders. What do you enjoy most about teaching science? I love getting students excited about the environment [...]
“I'm a big fan of Roald Dahl books; they have a beautiful blend of curiosity, exuberance, creativity, love, kindness, irreverence, and absurdity. My wife is also a teacher (first grade in San Rafael) and I got into education when I realized that everything I loved about her was connected to her being an excellent [...]
“A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.” Albert Einstein For our September Teacher Spotlight, [...]
As many of you know from the endless messages on Facebook, Instagram and our website, Tour of Novato was on May 4th. Our very own STEM Marin teacher, Nick Williams made a friendly wager with French teacher, Jeff Moore that whoever raised the most money by the end of Saturday night, got to shave [...]
STEM Marin Teacher Honored On May 3, 2019, our very own Jennifer Carlomagno was awarded San Marin High School Teacher of the Year award by Rotary Novato at their annual Novato Teachers Recognition Program. Mrs. Carlomagno has been a science teacher at San Marin for the past 22 years and is a San Marin [...]
