Dave Mitchell

I love teaching because I love learning and want to share that voyage of exploration into the wonders of knowledge with curious kids.

Placed 8th

in their group

Thank you for supporting Dave Mitchell in this competition. Your donations and participation will benefit The Planetary Society in their mission to advance space exploration, inspire discovery, and empower the next generation of innovators.

 

Tell us why you became a teacher

It is my mission to inspire young minds to creatively seek out new and exciting opportunities to help them on their journey of discovery.

Tell us about your most memorable teaching experience

Taking kids on a “swamp walk bio blitz to learn about Biomimicry and natures great designs and how the engineered world garners inspiration from just observing its diversity. We literally walked waist deep in a swamp and documented

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would use that money to establish a nature lab in our school to give kids a great “hands on / minds on experience where they’d be able to utilize it like both a library/ repository of specimens and an exam lab to delve deeper

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