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Mary Katharine

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Noyce Scholar Profile

Mary Katharine Ramos-Negrete

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Fisheries

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: High School Science

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Fifth year or post-baccalaureate Noyce scholar

Name of Noyce institution:
Clemson TigersTeach

Current academic or teaching status:
First Year in MAT program

School and school district:
n/a

Background:

I grew up in a big family with parents that really encouraged learning for learning’s sake. So I grew up having an innate curiosity particularly about the natural world. As a teenager I had little naturalist notebooks of my observations and diagrams of plants, animals and natural processes. This love of nature and biology led me to pursue a degree in fisheries from Auburn University.

Why do you want to teach:

I loved getting my degree in fisheries but junior year I discovered that I got the most joy and did the most good teaching others. I was a biology tutor for the athletics department and I really enjoyed seeing the athletes learn. I also taught at an art camp in Auburn and that’s where I really began to love teaching. I really enjoyed researching and compiling lesson plans for the kids. Also, as the oldest of five kids I had been “teaching” science at the dinner table for about 10 years! So after a little deliberation I decided to pursue a graduate degree in teaching science after finishing my undergrad. Clemson was the perfect fit!

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

My main memorable experience of teaching was teaching one day at an art camp about Salvador Dali. I loved seeing the kids faces light up as I told them about the eccentric artist. And in my mind I was thinking, “If they think this is cool, then photosynthesis would knock their socks off!”. It was that summer that I realized if you have the knowledge and enthusiasm for a subject then it’s a ton of fun to teach and fun to learn.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

The Noyce TigersTeach scholarship means a lot to me. It allowed me to pursue this degree without financial constraints and it allows me access to multiple resources for becoming a better teacher.

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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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