Rebecca Brewer – Teacher of the Year – 2021

Rebecca Brewer earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Master's degree in Curriculum and Teaching from Michigan State University. She is currently a high school AP Biology and Freshmen Biology teacher at Troy High School in Troy, MI where she is also the advisor to Biology Competitions Club. She first got involved in Science Fair in 2005, mentoring a group of Troy High students who won a NASA research competition and traveled to NASA Ames Research Center in California https://archive.org/details/nasaames-4jsP_bQnLhU. She has since supported many students participating in Science Fair annually, several of whom have earned top awards at both the state and national level.

Outside of teaching, Rebecca coauthors the textbook Biology Now and creates educational resources for Science Friday and PBS NewsHour Extra. She serves as a workshop consultant and resource developer for the biotech company MiniOne Systems and is a teacher ambassador for the National Center for Science Education and for Concord Consortium where she is on the ConnectedBio team.