Sarah DiMaria is a returning 2024-2025 Teach Plus Texas Policy Fellow who teaches AP Calculus at Cedars Next Generation High School in Austin. She is also the high school instructional coach and district PBL coordinator. Sarah has previous experience teaching all levels of 8th grade and high school math along with physics and environmental science in a project-based environment. She was awarded the Presidential Award for Math and Science Teaching in Texas in 2021 and 2023. Sarah was named 2022 Outstanding Texas Educator by the Texas Academy of Sciences. She is a Knowles Teaching Initiative Fellow and a member of Stanford’s Hollyhock Fellows Program. She trains teachers globally in project-based learning through ARIE’s Think Global Academies. Sarah graduated from Michigan State University with a BS in mathematics, teacher certification in secondary mathematics and science, and MA in teaching and curriculum with a concentration in administration.