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Brennan Natoli
Advanced Manufacturing Teacher
Innovations Pathway Coordinator
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Swampscott High School | Program Site
I have been teaching “STEM” related courses for the past 10 years and believe that learning is done by doing, making, building and creating. I strive to create an atmosphere that promotes self advocacy and empowerment through hands-on, project based learning. I feel extremely grateful that I have a job that allows me to mix my passions of design, art, and woodworking and share it with students.
My role within the pathway involves building/maintaining a manufacturing shop, creating and teaching courses within the advanced manufacturing pathway, and coordinating internship partners. I work alongside a strong administrative team that works closely to meet the needs of the students within the Innovation Pathways.
Contact me about:
- Curriculum Development and Lesson Planning
- Project Design and Development
- Manufacturing shop layout, planning, and installation
- Machinery, tools, and equipment related to engineering, design, and manufacturing
- Special Education and lesson differentiation
Drew Weymouth
Director of Innovation Pathways
Worcester Public Schools
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Drew Weymouth is passionate about quality instruction that ties the relevance of what students learn to the skills they will need in their future success. This encompasses professional skills, career exploration and goal setting along with technical skills and work experience which is why he is so passionate about working with students and other districts on Innovation Pathways. Drew has a background in teaching Biology and Math and has spent the last 15 years in school leadership for both suburban and urban high school settings. His experience at Worcester Technical High School has led him to work with teams of colleagues to develop and grow Innovation Pathways as a means to expose career sectors to students at Worcester’s comprehensive high schools that otherwise would not have had that opportunity. This program is a cooperative effort between the comprehensive schools and the technical school in Worcester and thus has a unique design that capitalizes on the instructional expertise and capital equipment that Worcester Technical HS brings to the city. Drew is a passionate educator that enjoys the challenge of program growth, employer partnerships, and leadership, combined with the personal interactions with students that help show how their program experiences have touched their lives. Drew believes he can help other programs tackle unique challenges and creatively think through solutions. These may include funding, and partnerships with community organizations, businesses, and perhaps even other schools.
Kristen Almquist-Cevallos
Director of Early College and Career Pathways
Dearborn STEM Academy, Boston
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Following her career change from an employment law attorney, Kristen has been an urban educator in the Boston area for over 15 years. Beginning as a History teacher, she transitioned to the founder of three career pathways (Education, Health and Life Science and Law and Public Policy), the creator of a successful Early College program for over 300 students per year, and advanced to 11/12th grade assistant principal at a large comprehensive high school. Kristen has most recently transitioned to the Dearborn STEM Academy where she has built multiple Early College partnerships, launched 3 interdisciplinary pathways in computer science, Health and Life Sciences and Engineering, all aligned to Boston area labor market demand and projected industry growth. Kristen’s ultimate goal is to prepare under-represented students for college AND career and most importantly to be able to earn a family sustaining wage in the Boston area upon graduation.
Michael Rubin
Principal
Uxbridge High School
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IP Website: Uxbridge High School Innovation Pathways
Now in his eighth year as Principal of Uxbridge High School, Michael Rubin has successfully led Uxbridge High School’s designation as a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Innovation Pathway school, one of the first four schools in the state to earn this distinction. He currently serves on the PLTW Networking Conference Planning Committee, and is chair of the Blackstone Valley Ed Hub Board of Advisors. UHS has also been recognized as a member of the National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools and the CAPS Network, and Mr. Rubin has presented on the state and national level regarding UHS’ commitment to authentic learning and building partnerships with local industry.
Designated Pathways:
- Manufacturing
- Information
- Healthcare/Social Assistance
Contact me about:
- Leveraging professional collaboration
- Looking at curriculum and instructional practices
- Building partnerships with industry
- Whole school approaches to Pathway design
Molly McLoughlin
Digital Literacy & Computer Science Coordinator
Northampton Public Schools
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Molly started her educational path at Miami University in Ohio, in Art Education, but drifted into tech through working with Apple retail before returning to education. As the Digital Literacy & Computer Science Coordinator, she works for Northampton Public Schools to support teachers and students in understanding the technology accessible to them to enhance their learning. Having earned her masters in Educational Technology, from Boise State, she has taken a lead in her district’s IT Innovation Pathways program and loves working with students to support their training and interests in the technology field. In her free time she still makes art and hikes all around with her labrador retriever.
Contact me about:
- Recruitment
- Scheduling Strategies
- Ways to make your plan into a tangible class
- Workforce partnerships
Michael Rubin
Director of Innovation Pathways, Early College, and Work-Based Learning
West Springfield High School
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Contact me about:
- Strategic Partnerships – Industry & Higher Education Partners
- Student Recruitment & Engagement
- Grant Writing
