Cassondra Zielinski

Dr. Cassondra Zielinski (aka Dr. Z) balances student interest, curriculum, and rigor using inquiry-driven approaches to learning. Students are offered opportunities to question, learn, and excel through the engagement of world applications, environmental surroundings, and interactive lessons. Since 1994, she has taught K-12 traditional, 9-12 online, as well as graduate level courses in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Georgia. She served as a Southeastern Coach for over 2oo mathematics teachers and administrators in Louisiana, Georgia, and Florida. Her most recent accomplishments have been environmental data collection for bluShift Aerospace and MaxIQ Space, weather sensors on the International Space Station, the radio JOVE project, World Space Week Champion for sustainable development goals, and an upcoming ARISS direct contact in April 2024.

She holds a Bachelor and Masters degrees in the fields of Mathematics, Distance Learning, Adult Education, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction. She has attended the ARRL Teacher Institute, holds a NASA Lunar and Meteorite Certification, is a member of the Civil Air Patrol, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, ARRL, and AIAA. She is gifted certified, a member of the STEM, and Science, Teacher Leader Academy, a STEM Ambassador, a LEGO Education Ambassador, an ARISS Education Ambassador, the 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year and has presented at several SEEC, NSTA, and SPACE conferences.