Juanita Chan

Juanita Chan, MAEd, is the STEM and College and Careers Pathway Coordinator for Rialto Unified School District. Her main focus is to develop active community-based environmental stewards in NGSS science instruction, career technical education, and environmental stewardship. She has a background in entomology and plant vector pathogen epidemiology, among other disciplines, and has taught both elementary and secondary grade levels. She nurtures wonder and curiosity about the natural world by developing cross-disciplinary curriculum, organizing STEM student learning events, and leading various school professional learning opportunities.

Juanita Chan, MAEd, is the STEM and College and Careers Pathway Coordinator for Rialto Unified School District. Her main focus is to develop active community-based environmental stewards in NGSS science instruction, career technical education, and environmental stewardship. She has a background in entomology and plant vector pathogen epidemiology, among other disciplines, and has taught both elementary and secondary grade levels. She nurtures wonder and curiosity about the natural world by developing cross-disciplinary curriculum, organizing STEM student learning events, and leading various school professional learning opportunities.

Lizbeth Mariscal

Lizbeth Mariscal, MSEd (secondary education), is currently an integrated science year one and year two teacher at Rialto High School in the Rialto Unified School District. Previously, she was the science project lead for the district where her involvement with NGSS science instruction took a direction fully toward environmental literacy while working along with Ms. Juanita Chan. She has a background in biology and STEM education through programs like Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement (MESA) and Project Lead The Way (PLTW) for middle schoolers and is now moving forward to engage her high school students in the environmental literacy path.

Lizbeth Mariscal, MSEd (secondary education), is currently an integrated science year one and year two teacher at Rialto High School in the Rialto Unified School District. Previously, she was the science project lead for the district where her involvement with NGSS science instruction took a direction fully toward environmental literacy while working along with Ms. Juanita Chan. She has a background in biology and STEM education through programs like Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement (MESA) and Project Lead The Way (PLTW) for middle schoolers and is now moving forward to engage her high school students in the environmental literacy path.