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Secondary Academic Innovation & Leadership Finalists

Awarded to a woman working in the secondary academic setting who has created and fostered STEM programs in curriculum development, student research, and/or teacher-student collaborations and consistently demonstrates STEM leadership and innovation.

NICOLE CICCARELLI

Secondary Academic Innovation & Leadership Finalist

Occupation
6th Grade Science Teacher
Hometown
Windsor, CT
Organization
Windsor Locks Middle School
Passion
Nicole inspires her students to explore and find their love for science and is committed to furthering STEM education through innovative curriculum development.
Bio
Nicole, in her 20th year as a middle school science teacher, sparks creativity, curiosity, and exploration in every student she encounters. Her studies in STEM education started at URI with her undergrad and continued at UHart earning her M.Ed. Beyond teaching, her passion for science follows her in all aspects of her life as a swim coach, to her gardens, to hikes in local parks with her family.
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AMY CORNELL

Secondary Academic Innovation & Leadership Winner

Occupation
Scientist & Teacher
Organization
The Country School
Hometown
Killingsworth, CT
Passion
Amy’s passion is teaching about the natural world and the molecular machinery that controls it.
Bio
Amy promotes access to biotechnology as a tool to further understand and manipulate living systems, key to solving some of today’s most urgent health issues, such as COVID-19. Her focus is on developing inclusive curriculum by adapting existing activities to engage a larger and diverse audience of learners. Her student-centered emphasis is on effective communication, problem solving, and self-advocacy in science and technology.
Download or request a printed poster at woi@ccat.us.
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