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Aaron Rupchand-Kokotek

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Science Teacher and Advisor

I have been teaching science in high school and middle school classrooms for seven years and have a background in experiential education in zoos and nature centers. I’ve been out to my classroom students as a gay, married man since 2016 and display my husband’s picture prominently on my desk. I currently run my middle school’s GSA. This private school that welcoming and accommodating to Queer students and professionals but I struggle to build connection across the school’s Queer population as a cis presenting man.

Oct. 19, 2023

Small Steps, Big Impact: Queer Identity in Teaching with Aaron Rupcha…

Teaching While Queer, Season 2, Episode 9 Ever felt like you're living a future that didn't exist in your childhood? That's the extraordinary journey of Aaron Rupchand-Kokotek (he/him), a queer science teacher who navigated h...

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