MMSA Title: STEM Education Specialist.

Lynn Farrin is a STEM Education Specialist at Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance, where she supports classroom teachers and afterschool educators through project work, consulting and curriculum development. Since joining MMSA in January of 2004, her work has included providing professional development in science and engineering education for K-8 teachers and afterschool educators, connecting literacy to science and engineering, mentoring, and teacher leadership. Lynn is a co-author of one of the Uncovering Student Ideas in Science series and a contributing author to NSTA’s Science Scope journals. Lynn is the primary author of the PowerSleuth curriculum materials and Family Energy Activity Guide.

Prior to joining to MMSA, Lynn taught middle school science and mathematics for 15 years, and was involved in several MMSA initiatives as a teacher leader. She was a mentor in the Northern New England Co-mentoring Network (NNECN) before transitioning to the Maine State Coordinator for the NNECN project. Lynn is a Cohort 1 Fellow of the Maine Governor’s Academy for Science Education Leadership and received a state-level Presidential Award for Excellence in Secondary Science Teaching in 1999. She serves on the board of the Maine Science Teachers Association (MSTA) and was the District II Director for the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) from 2012-2015. Lynn graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington with a degree in Secondary Science Education (Biology) and earned her M.Ed. in Science Education at the University of Maine.

Phone: (207) 626-3230 x.112

Email: all emails are first initial last name at mmsa.org

Projects:
ACRES
STEM Guides
Engineering Ambassadors