Mary Wuerth
AP* Biology

Mary Wuerth teaches AP* Biology and Integrated Science at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, CA; and Biology and Microbiology Labs at the College of Marin in Kentfield, CA. After receiving her B.S. in Biochemistry from UCLA in 1986, Mary did two years of neurobiology research at UCLA before beginning her teaching career in south-central Los Angeles. At Locke High School, Mary was the Academic Decathlon coach, and helped coach team members to gold and silver medals. Mary then taught at a math-science magnet school in Los Angeles, the California Academy of Math and Science. She has been a mentor teacher for her district, and was the life science subject matter expert for student teachers in the education program at Dominican College. As coordinator of Marin County's Program in Biotechnology Education, Mary trains teachers to implement the latest molecular biology techniques in their classrooms. She was selected to be one of 25 Lead Teachers for WGBH-TV's Evolution Project and was awarded a RadioShack National Teacher Award for the use of technology in the classroom. Mary won the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching in 2003. Mary has done graduate work in cell and molecular biology at San Francisco State University. She is a workshop consultant for the College Board, a table leader for the AP* Biology exam and a lead teacher and board member for the Bay Area Biotechnology Education Consortium.

 

What Participants Say...

 

Mary was enthusiastic and extremely informative.  Has great ideas for engaging high school students and for how to deal with the pitfalls in lecture and labs. 

This was an excellent workshop.  I’m so glad I came.  Mary is fantastic.  I can’t say enough.  Spectacular.