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Marsha Francis Highlight
No move is the wrong move. It's not always as high-stakes as we make it seem.
About Marsha
- I grew up in a very service-oriented family.
- I was initially majoring in pre-law English because I thought I wanted to be a lawyer, but I switched my major to education during my freshman year of college.
- I earned my bachelor’s degree in child development along with a preschool-fifth grade teaching certification from Spelman College.
- I went on to earn a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Central Michigan University while also working as an elementary school teacher.
- I taught elementary school for Atlanta Public Schools for five years before deciding to pursue a Ph.D.
- During my doctoral program, I got the opportunity to work at Spelman College teaching a math and science methods course to future teachers.
- While teaching, I was introduced to STE(A)M Truck, which epitomized the type of hands-on project based learning I had been teaching about—I decided to take on a part-time role with STE(A)M Truck.
- I worked part-time with STE(A)M Truck for about a year and a half, came back as a sort of thought partner, and then was named executive director in 2021.