Biography

Catherine Walker had been teaching for over 15 years. She has spent the last four years at Dimond High School in Anchorage, Alaska. At Dimond, Catherine has taught biology, integrated ninth grade science, Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Engineering Essentials, oceanography, and marine biology. Catherine coaches the Dimond National Ocean Science Bowl club, the Dimond Battle of the Books team, and is the Dimond Gay Straight Alliance sponsor. Catherine earned her National Geographic teacher certification in 2019 and has also completed the NatGeo Storytelling for Impact in your Classroom: Photography course in 2020. She completed PLTW training to teach Engineering Essentials in 2019 and took part in the beta testing for the course. Catherine was recently awarded the Dimond Center teacher appreciation award as well as the Anchorage Daily News and Geico October 2020 teacher of the month award. She was voted the most supportive coach at the 2019 Alaska Tsunami Bowl.