Shubha Sarode

Shubha Sarode (pronounced: shuh-buh suh-ro-they) is entering her 15th year in STEM education. She began her career as a science teacher in NYC. She then transitioned as an instructional coach for the Urban Teaching Apprenticeship Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Here, she played a dual role; in the coaching side she visited various schools in the School District of Philadelphia working closely with mentors to support the apprentices in a teams-based approach. In the instructional side, she served as an adjunct professor, where she redesigned the science curriculum to support practice-based teaching while integrating culturally relevant pedagogy with the Next Generation Science Standards. Her most recent role was a STEM PD and Curriculum Manager at the Philadelphia Education Fund, where she supported the design, delivery and execution of programming from various grants to support science teachers and STEM afterschool educators.

Currently, she is working as an independent consultant which provides her the privilege to spend more time with her baby son! She joins Roots ConnectED in order to continue living her lifelong mission, which is to support excellent science instruction. Her definition of excellence means that education is anti biased, which is articulated in the Roots ConnectED framework. Instruction should be grounded in community, be inclusive and support social action. She continues to learn and grow with Roots ConnectED and believes that classrooms can be spaces to build connections across differences by centering the humanity in each other.

Shubha holds her B.A in Biological Sciences from Rutgers University. She holds an M.A in Science Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and an M.A in Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of Michigan.