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Noyce Scholar Profile

Sienna Silva

Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Biology, Secondary Education

Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: Biology, grades 9-11

Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Noyce Scholar

Name of Noyce institution:
Arizona State University STARR Noyce Scholarship Program

Current academic or teaching status:
Senior

School and school district:
Westview High School, Avondale AZ

Background:

Born and raised in Arizona. I went to Westview High School in Avondale. I’m currently a part-time employee at U-haul International and go to the west campus of Arizona State University. This is my second year receiving this scholarship.

Why do you want to teach:

I want to teach high school biology

Describe a memorable teaching experience:

My most memorable experience was in my internship placement school last semester when I was helping a small group of students learn about the circulatory system. The students had to make a life size replica of a human body silhouette. I explained to them the importance of seeing and drawing the organs and different components. One by one I could see that the concepts were finally being understood by them and that they were learning because they were engaged.

What does the Noyce program mean to you:

The Noyce program has created so many opportunities for me. It’s actually very hard to put a word to what the program has meant to me. The networking and engagement with the community is endless. I feel that the program is constructed in a way that involvement is simply a requirement and no less is expected. I am very thankful that I have been given the gift of the endless opportunities provided by the program. It offers nothing more then professional development and an overall great experience.

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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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