Since graduating from college with a biology degree and certifications in biology and broadfield science, Kari has applied her lifelong love of learning to expand her own content knowledge to include engineering standards, Blackfeet culture, robotics, and CTE. She has participated in NSF’s Research Experience for Teachers, working directly with staff at MSU-Bozeman on their research with the structural properties of 3D printed material and bringing this content into her engineering design process for her students. As a science educator, Kari believes in providing growth opportunities for her students that have a real-life applications that will help them to face the challenges of their generation, primarily due to climate change and the ever-growing energy needs of the human population.
