Tess Carlson is a high school science teacher in San Francisco, California. She is currently teaching biology as a founding teacher at San Francisco Unified’s Mission Bay Hub, a life science and medicine program that primarily serves students from historically-underrepresented communities in STEM. She received her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her M.A. in Education from Stanford University. Tess was a Knowles Teaching Fellow and is currently an Executive Member of Teach Plus’s National Teacher Policy Cabinet.
Tess is passionate about supporting students in developing a strong sense of belonging in science, and she believes that diverse perspectives in STEM create stronger solutions and a better world. She strives to provide science instruction that is accessible, motivating, and inspiring for all students, and her favorite part of her job is learning new things from her students.
