Rachel Millstone
Lecturer/Supervisor of Secondary Science and English Language Arts
- Biography
Biography
Rachel Millstone received her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, her M.A. in American Literature from San Diego State University, and her Ed.D. in Teaching and Learning from the University of California, San Diego. She holds a Single Subject Teaching Credential in Biology and English/Language Arts and is GATE certified.
She taught life science, physical science, mathematics, AVID, and English/Language Arts at the middle school level at Memorial Academy and Challenger Middle School, as well as biology and English/Language Arts at the high school level at Crawford High School, all within the San Diego Unified School District.
She also served as an intern support provider for the Teacher Education Program at UC San Diego for one year prior to joining the faculty as Secondary Science Lecturer and Supervisor in Education Studies in 2001. She has served as Secondary Program Coordinator in Education Studies since 2004.
Dr. Millstone is passionate about preparing new teachers to work with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and about supporting teachers in addressing the needs of the whole child. Her interests include methods of teaching inquiry in science classrooms so that students do science rather than learn about science, as well as ways to incorporate empathy into classrooms through the use of literature and restorative circles.
She strives to use best practices in her own courses to prepare teachers to work successfully with underserved populations. She is a San Diego Area Writing Project Fellow, has led professional development on writing in science, and has served as a camp counselor for Young Writers’ Camp on the UC San Diego campus.
Dr. Millstone is actively involved in the National Science Teachers Association and has worked collaboratively with UC San Diego scientists on the Scripps Institution of Oceanography campus to bring science outreach to underserved populations in San Diego County schools.
She teaches a variety of courses in Education Studies, including undergraduate foundation courses, health education, science methods, practicum courses, and M.Ed. courses.
