Levi Miller, a current master’s student in the Teacher Education Program at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School, was named a Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellow for 2017.
The KSTF Teaching Fellowships, a five-year program, supports, sustains, and inspires exceptional young men and women committed to making a difference as science and mathematics teachers in U.S. high schools. The program provides financial support for tuition assistance, grants, and professional development; professional support in the form of meetings, mentoring, and resources; and a strong, like-minded community of outstanding professional teachers. Nationally, only 30 Knowles Scholarships are awarded annually; Miller’s award is the sixth won by a UCSB Teacher Education Program candidate since 2013.
Miller earned a B.S. in engineering physics from the Colorado School of Mines, after which he pursued graduate studies in UCSB's Materials department. Drawn to education, he graduated with a Master's degree, and, after working as a school bus driver and substitute teacher, committed to becoming a public school teacher. He is currently pursuing his M.Ed. and a single-subject teaching credential from UCSB, where he is a 2016-17 Noyce Scholar.
Miller will begin his first year of teaching this fall at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California. He is grateful for the teachers who have inspired him throughout his life, the opportunity to serve students in an innovative environment, and this gift of further support for his development as an educator.
The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation was established in 1999 by Janet H. and C. Harry Knowles to cultivate and support exemplary science and mathematics high school teachers and develop the next generation of leaders in education.