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Katherine Dougherty

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Master's of Arts in Teaching

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: Secondary Biology

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Noyce Teaching Fellow

Name of Noyce institution:
American University

Current academic or teaching status:
First Year Master's Student

School and school district:
District of Columbia Public Schools

Background:

I am originally from the Philadelphia suburbs and recently graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with a B.S. in Biological Sciences. I have always wanted to go into teaching and am now pursuing that dream through the Lab2Class MAT program at American University.

Why do you want to teach:

Teaching is unique to me in that every day is completely different and, if done correctly, it is rewarding for both my students and me. I like that the job changes with every class and that I can make a direct impact on the lives and education of children.

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

A memorable teaching experience for me was when I had the opportunity to teach Punnett squares to a class in which I had been interning. It was the first time I was truly in control of the entire class period and had no preparation or notice beforehand so I was extremely nervous. However, the lesson went really well. I felt in control and confident, I felt that I had most of the students’ attention, and most of the class was participating and showed that they were learning. It was a great day!

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

Without the Noyce program, I would probably not be teaching in Washington, DC. I had never really thought of teaching in the city but through the generous support, preparation, and the grant provided to me by the Noyce-sponsored Lab2Class program, I feel confident and excited to be given the chance to become a teacher in our nation’s capitol.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant Numbers DUE-2041597 and DUE-1548986. Any opinions, findings, interpretations, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of its authors and do not represent the views of the AAAS Board of Directors, the Council of AAAS, AAAS’ membership or the National Science Foundation.

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