Aidyl Gonzalez-Serricchio
Science educator, Researcher, and BCIL Curriculum Innovator and Collaborator in STEM
The Brentwood School
Education
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
B.S., Molecular Biology
1994California Institute of Technology
P.h.D, Molecular Genetics
2000Podcasts
44:07250: What It’s Like To Be a Dynamic High School STEAM Teacher & Scientist w/ Dr. Aidyl Gonzalez-Serricchio [Main T4C episode]
Dr. Aidyl Gonzalez-Serricchio, Science Co-Chair and director of STEAM at The Buckley School, earned her B.S. in Biology from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and then her Doctorate in Genetics from California Institute of Technology. Dr. Gonzalez-Serricchio also helps families with different learners through a non-profit organization she co-founded and co-directs called..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“Your circumstances should not define your future circumstances. You just got to fight.”
Best Career Advice
“Just do you, if what everybody thinks about you, bad or good, does not affect your career and your passions, just forget about it.”
Career Challenge
“At Caltech, you have four hours for your qualifying major exam and two hours for your minor qualifying exam. And I was advocating for myself saying, I need extended time. They didn’t want to offer it to me. I remember one professor said, ‘if you have a learning disability, you shouldn’t be at Caltech.'”
Skills
Science, Molecular Biology, Robotics, Genetics, Research, Laboratory, Biochemistry, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Microscopy, Physics, Administration, Curriculum Development, Teaching, Conflict Management, Technology, Teacher Mentoring
Professional Interests
NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Martians, Caltech, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences, Wildwood School
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