Ali Pressel is a science communicator and environmental educator with over 20 years of experience working in secondary sciences education. Her background is in environmental sciences and she holds a Bachelor degree from Rutgers University and a Master degree from the University of Maryland. Ali has spent the past 17 years of her professional career working in schools in Northeast Florida, encouraging youth to take their learning outside of traditional classroom spaces and discover new experiences in their local community. She is a National Geographic Explorer, a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, and a Florida Finalist for the Presidential Award of Excellence in Science Teaching. Ali has a passion for exploration and travel and loves to connect youth to place-based community citizen science through impactful learning experiences.

Ali’s StoryMap Collection of Expedition: https://arcg.is/0On5C80

Float Your Boat program connecting educators and students to Ocean Circulation research in the Arctic: https://www.floatboat.org/

Connect the Arctic, Public Community Platform: https://community.arcus.org/

Mapping the Greenland Ice Sheet: https://nsidc.org/grimp

National Geographic MapMaker: https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/k-12-education/mapmaker

Esri K12 Education: https://www.esri.com/en-us/industries/education/overviewEsri ArcGIS Learn Gallery: https://learn.arcgis.com/en/gallery/

LinkedIn: AliPressel

Instagram: pressel_explores

Twitter (X): @ali_pressel

Website: presselexplores.com

Learn more about the ⁠Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship⁠.

See Michael's book about authentic learning, ⁠Storytelling With Purpose: Digital Projects to Ignite Student Curiosity⁠.

Contact show producer and Grosvenor Teacher Fellow Michael Hernandez: michael@storytelling-with-purpose.com

Find out more about Producer and Host, Michael Hernandez ⁠on Linked In⁠ and on Instagram: ⁠@Changing.The.Narrative⁠