Meet Ms. Dykstra
Susie Nicholson-Dykstra is a science teacher at Broomfield High School.
As an educator, Ms. Dykstra's goal is to make science accessible, relevant and authentic for all students, and to help students improve as critical thinkers, problem solvers, entrepreneurs, effective collaborators and communicators, and agents of change in a dynamic, global community.
Prior to teaching, Ms. Dykstra completed her Ph.D. in biochemistry at Dartmouth College in 2008 where she studied the actin dynamics within the surface protrusions of lymphocytes. In 2010, she completed her MA in curriculum and instruction from the University of Denver through the Boettcher Teachers Program.
As an educator, Ms. Dykstra's goal is to make science accessible, relevant and authentic for all students, and to help students improve as critical thinkers, problem solvers, entrepreneurs, effective collaborators and communicators, and agents of change in a dynamic, global community.
Prior to teaching, Ms. Dykstra completed her Ph.D. in biochemistry at Dartmouth College in 2008 where she studied the actin dynamics within the surface protrusions of lymphocytes. In 2010, she completed her MA in curriculum and instruction from the University of Denver through the Boettcher Teachers Program.
Ms. Dykstra served for 9 years as a Noyce Master Teacher in the Streamline to Mastery professional development program through the University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Physics Education Research and continues collaborates with fellow science teachers across the Denver-metro area to conduct educational research.
In her spare time, Ms. Dykstra plays ice hockey, enjoys photography (she's a fan of Nikon!) and gardening, raises goats and loves taking long walks with her husband Steve and their three pups, Benjamin, Gordie & Bodhi.
In her spare time, Ms. Dykstra plays ice hockey, enjoys photography (she's a fan of Nikon!) and gardening, raises goats and loves taking long walks with her husband Steve and their three pups, Benjamin, Gordie & Bodhi.
