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STAT Teacher Spotlight: John S. Mead
The STAT Teacher Spotlight is a video Q&A series featuring great teachers who inspire discovery of the world through science. If you know a colleague with an amazing story, nominate them to be featured in a future Teacher Spotlight by emailing STAT at [email protected] with the subject line Teacher Spotlight.
Meet John Mead, a 33-year veteran life science and biology teacher at the St. Marks School of Texas in Dallas. John arrived in Dallas in the fall of 1990 after completing his MAT degree at Duke University and has taught sixth-grade life science or biology every year since. His lifelong love of microscopy as well as human origins have led him to work with National Geographic teams in both South Africa (Homo naledi) and Peru (Boiling River expedition). His work in these areas has also allowed him to become a national voice in support of better evolution education for students. This year he serves as president of the Texas Association of Biology Teachers (TABT) as well as a teacher ambassador for the National Center for Science Education. He is a former awardee of the Texas Outstanding Biology Teacher award as well as the National Association of Biology Teachers Evolution Education Award. Beyond the classroom, John also loves backpacking and has led hundreds of high school students on extended backpacking expeditions in the New Mexico wilderness. He is also an avid nature photographer.
About the Host
Ariana Kay currently serves as the District Science Coordinator for Refugio ISD while also teaching AP Environmental Science and Physics at Refugio High School. Ariana earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Midwestern State University in 2011 and recently completed her Masters in Educational Learning and Technology at Western Governors University in 2020. In addition to her experience teaching science in the state of Texas, Ariana has also taught physics in the Caribbean on her home island of Grenada. Her passion for science has proven to be limitless, and as such, she has been a staunch advocate for her underrepresented rural students to have the same experiences and opportunities in the field of science as their suburban and urban counterparts. Ariana serves as a member-at-large on the STAT Executive Board.
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By Summit K12The STAT Teacher Spotlight is a video Q&A series featuring great teachers who inspire discovery of the world through science. If you know a colleague with an amazing story, nominate them to be featured in a future Teacher Spotlight by emailing STAT at [email protected] with the subject line Teacher Spotlight.
Meet John Mead, a 33-year veteran life science and biology teacher at the St. Marks School of Texas in Dallas. John arrived in Dallas in the fall of 1990 after completing his MAT degree at Duke University and has taught sixth-grade life science or biology every year since. His lifelong love of microscopy as well as human origins have led him to work with National Geographic teams in both South Africa (Homo naledi) and Peru (Boiling River expedition). His work in these areas has also allowed him to become a national voice in support of better evolution education for students. This year he serves as president of the Texas Association of Biology Teachers (TABT) as well as a teacher ambassador for the National Center for Science Education. He is a former awardee of the Texas Outstanding Biology Teacher award as well as the National Association of Biology Teachers Evolution Education Award. Beyond the classroom, John also loves backpacking and has led hundreds of high school students on extended backpacking expeditions in the New Mexico wilderness. He is also an avid nature photographer.
About the Host
Ariana Kay currently serves as the District Science Coordinator for Refugio ISD while also teaching AP Environmental Science and Physics at Refugio High School. Ariana earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from Midwestern State University in 2011 and recently completed her Masters in Educational Learning and Technology at Western Governors University in 2020. In addition to her experience teaching science in the state of Texas, Ariana has also taught physics in the Caribbean on her home island of Grenada. Her passion for science has proven to be limitless, and as such, she has been a staunch advocate for her underrepresented rural students to have the same experiences and opportunities in the field of science as their suburban and urban counterparts. Ariana serves as a member-at-large on the STAT Executive Board.