10 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine ACADEMIA, EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES JOAN AVA GILLMAN SCIENCE TEACHER The Browning School Teaneck, NJ Joan Ava Gillman boasts over four decades of experience as an educator and academic leader. Throughout her extensive career, she has thrived teaching in both public and private institutions. Since 2018, she has served as a science teacher and specialist at The Browning School in New York, where she works directly with elementary and middle school students. She is also an active member of NSTA, STANYS, and the Science Educators for Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice. Previously, she excelled as a fifth and sixth-grade science teacher at the Calhoun School from 2008 to 2018. Ms. Gillman began her career in 1982, working as a fifth-grade teacher at the St. Angela Merici School until 1983. She then served the Joytown Kent Elementary School as a fourth and fifth grade teacher between 1983 and 1984, the Bede School as a language arts and social studies teacher from 1984 to 1986, and the Professional Children’s School in New York City as a fourth and fifth grade teacher in all academic subjects and a sixth grade math and science teacher from 1986 to 2006. After a resounding 20 years in that role, Ms. Gillman served as a fourth and fifth grade science teacher for Anna C. Scott Elementary School and a fifth and sixth grade mathematics and science teacher at Yeshivat Noam between 2006 and 2008. Adjacent to her primary professional pursuits, Ms. Gillman previously lent her expertise to the American Museum of Natural History as an ambassador for its Half-Earth Project in 2018. Furthermore, she was an ambassador for the NASA Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission Program in 2015. Well-regarded for her scientific voice, she has also succeeded as a presenter at several key academic conferences. Ms. Gillman has authored numerous articles and contributed to many esteemed journals, including the STANYS Bulletin and Science and Children on behalf of the National Science Teaching Association. She is particularly proud of her curriculum, “Straw Rockets are Out of This World,” which was originally published by Science and Children in 2013 and later republished in the 2016 book, “Bringing STEM to the Elementary Classroom.” This year, Ms. Gillman also contributed materials for a new book from Corwin Publishers, titled “What Teachers Want to Know About Teaching Climate Change.” In addition to her work as a speaker and author, Ms. Gillman has conducted a variety of academic workshops. Her most recent effort
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