During our two-week Summer Institute we asked the ten middle school teachers to write an essay about their experiences as a science teacher.  All ten teachers teach middle school science in one of this year’s five participating Miami-Dade County middle schools.  These are their voices:

Introduction by Roger Martin, Kansas Public Radio

Daritza Berio, Lake Stevens Middle

Deshanna Brown, Lake Stevens Middle

Terri Davis, Allapattah Middle

Roxann Durrant, North Dade Middle

Islande Franck, Allapattah Middle

Dwight Jones, Charles Drew Middle

Krista McCarty, Charles Drew Middle

Nexer Palacios, Brownsville Middle

Ashley Parker, Allapattah Middle

Vivianne Williams, Charles Drew Middle