Mary Wuerth Mill Valley, CA | 7-12, Science, 2002

Mary Wuerth has taught Advanced Placement Biology, Life Science, and Chemistry for more than 25 years at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California. She earned her B.S. in biochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles, and her M.S. in biological sciences at Clemson University. In addition to having taught Biology at the College of Marin, she has taught teens and teachers in a variety of environments, under various circumstances, including as a visiting teacher and a remote teacher prior to, and during, the COVID-19 pandemic. Mary has written items for the AP Biology exam, served as a table leader for the scoring of the free-response questions on the AP Biology exam, and served as chair for the Test Development Committee for the SAT subject test in Biology. She has also been presenting AP Biology workshops to new and experienced teachers around the world since 1999. Mary has received national awards for the use of technology in the classroom. She was selected as one of 25 Lead Teachers for WGBH-TV’s Evolution Project and is currently serving as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Biointeractive Ambassador.

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