Andrew Miller, EdD

With over 20 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, department chair, adjunct professor, and program coordinator, Andrew is currently the science department chair at Westwood High School.  Having taught students from pre-school to graduate school, Andrew has mostly focused on high school education in physics, biology, anatomy, and AVID.  He has taught in multiple educational settings including an all-boys Catholic school in Chicago, an urban public school in Cambridge, and a suburban public school in Westwood.  While in Cambridge, Andrew developed the Rise Up program for at-risk students transitioning to high school.  He also partnered with EF Tours to found the annual Glocal Challenge.  Andrew has presented at several NSTA conferences, has been published multiple times, and offers professional development workshops regularly.  Some of the most recent professional development workshop topics include standards-based grading to promote equity in the classroom and incorporating DEI instruction into STEM curricula.  Andrew has sought to embrace the AI revolution in education through work with Westwood’s AI group and the science department’s initiative to incorporate AI into teaching and learning. 

Andrew completed his bachelor's at Washington University in St. Louis majoring in biology and religious studies.  He received his M.A.T. from Dominican University in secondary science education.  Andrew completed his doctorate from Boston University in curriculum and teaching with his dissertation on student connectedness and science learner identity for students transitioning to high school with a special focus on historically underrepresented populations in STEM.  He is a licensed teacher in Massachusetts in physics, biology, and holds a science supervisor / director license.