Project Description
Teaching: USP Science 7-12
At PALCS Since: 2024
Education: University of California, San Diego B.S. Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Brief Biography: Ms. Gray Mitchell is a native of Southern California and graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. She has spent more than 20 years in the classroom, and her teaching experience encompasses all levels of biology and chemistry. After spending 10 years teaching at The Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, PA, she moved to Tower Hill School in Delaware. Cheryl has been a faculty consultant for The College Board since 2005 teaching workshops and summer institutes in AP Biology and Quantitative Skills. Cheryl has been involved in the AP Biology reading since 2003, scoring thousands of exams each June, and she is currently a member of the senior leadership team serving as a Question Leader for the exam. Cheryl’s publishing work includes working as a test item writer for Educational Testing Service for AP Biology, and she has been a freelance author for McGraw – Hill Higher Education (Peter Raven’s Biology and ancillaries for Sylvia Mader’s Biology). Cheryl earned certifications in 2021 for Learning to Teach Online (UNSW Sydney, Australia) and Building Community in a Virtual Classroom (National Institute for Stem Education – NISE). Cheryl is very excited to share the awesomeness of science with her students at USP, as well as her passion for gardening, beekeeping, and working with animal rescues.