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Michael Sixtus is currently the Program Coordinator and Principal Science Teacher for the Mar Vista High School Marine Science Program, a State of California Specialized Secondary Program. He received his M.S. from San Diego State University in Marine Physiological Ecology in 1978 and his B. S. in Biology, with minors in Chemistry and Spanish, from the University of Santa Clara in 1973. Since beginning teaching in 1985 he has taught Life Science, Physical Science, Molecular Science, Biology, ChemCom, and Honors Chemistry. He has developed four new courses in the Sweetwater Union High School District, and currently is the High School Science representative on the district Curriculum Cabinet. Michael has received numerous awards, including the Partner of the Year from the San Diego Science Alliance and the High School Chemistry Teacher of the Year from the San Diego chapter of the American Chemical Society, and fellowships, including a GTE GIFT Fellowship and a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship in Chemistry. He received an Industry Fellowship from General Atomics in 1996, and has served on the development team for the "Energy from the Atom" module for several years. |
