ChemEd 2025

Ariel is currently teaching chemistry at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, MA.  She brings a diverse background to her science teaching. As a former history teacher, Ariel’s instruction goes far beyond science content. She uses Modeling Instruction, a guided inquiry pedagogy, to help students build the conceptual models to develop deep understanding of science and put the students at the center of their learning.She is a 2021 national awardee and a 2019 Massachusetts finalist for the Presidential Award in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Ariel is also the 2020 American Association of Chemistry Teachers High School Teacher of the Year and is the founder and president of STEMteachersMassBay, a non profit organization dedicated to providing professional development to teachers in Massachusetts and beyond. She is involved with other organizations including American Modeling Teachers Association, ChemEdXchange, the American Chemical Society High School Conceptual Exam Committee, and the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers. You can frequently see Ariel leading professional development in her school, giving presentations at local, regional, and national conferences, and helping teachers expand their practice.  As a passionate and dedicated teacher, Ariel creates professional development opportunities that colleagues have described as innovative, transformative and impactful. Ariel is passionate about equitable science education for all students, reading,, spending time with her family and community, and being #nerdychic pretty much all the time.