Antonio Gamboa
Pomona, California
Antonio's Story
Motto
“Think Differently and Innovate Change”
Teaching Discipline(s)
Science
Antonio Gamboa is a high school educator who creates a teaching environment that fosters creativity, engineering practices, scientific discovery and invention. His teaching and learning strategies allow students to enter national STEM competitions, local and county science fair competitions, earn prestigious opportunities in science summer programs, attend various highly competitive STEM Universities and even become inventors.
His personal enthusiasm for science translates into real problem based community hands-on projects that range from biotechnology to advanced computational applications, nanotechnology and a large diverse fields in science. His strong and current scientific background has proven to be efficient at empowering students through the learning of applying advanced principles of Biology, Chemistry and Engineering with a sophisticated emphasis on technology. He enjoys guiding and mentoring students through inquiry as they learn the principles of scientific research.
Featured
Awards
NANO Illinois Research Experience for Teachers
Pomona Unified students compete in science and math competitions
Preuss School Receives $50,000 Equipment Grant from Fisher Scientific
Society for Science & the Public Provides $120K to Innovative Non-Profits, Science Research Teachers
Support from #MakeWhatsNext Patent Program Inspires Young Female Inventors to Persevere
Organizations
Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) Instructional Leadership Corps
Contributions
Using the Wax Moth Larvae as a Model to Study the Immune System
Life of the School Episode 2: Antonio Gamboa
Garey High in Pomona wins $15,000 award from Samsung to curb vaping
California Teachers Association – “Toward Equity in Science”
LA teachers gain support for science research programs
Instructional Leadership Corps
Lemelson – MIT Community Case Studies
AirUCI Summer Wrkshop in Environmental Chemistry for Science Teachers
Learning by Doing: NASA’s Airborne Research Experience for Educators Lesson Plan: How mimicking nature inspires new inventions