Scott Rubins has been teaching science for thirteen years.  He graduated from Clark University; earned his Masters Degree from Teachers College, Columbia University is certified as a School District Administrator and is currently working on his second Masters in Administration / Supervision.  He is an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University and teaches a satellite forensic science course at New Rochelle High School.

         For the last eight years, he has taught Forensic Science at New Rochelle High School where up to one hundred forty students fill five classes every year.    This innovative class constantly challenges students to think critically about what they see and do and enables them to do the work of real forensic scientists, making what they do in class authentic.  This year two of these classes will be college level for Syracuse University credit.

 Scott has been the recipient of numerous grants and in 2003 was awarded a RadioShack National Teacher Award at the National Science Teachers Association, national convention in Philadelphia.  This award is only given to 110 teachers nation wide.  Scott also presented two sessions at this conference entitled, “Future Forensic Scientists, Where Do They Come From?” as well as The Court TV Forensics In The Classroom curriculum.  During Court TV’s Forensic Science Day in March, Scott taught the first ever cross-country simultaneous forensic science lesson to 600 students in 5 cities.  Scott collaborated with Court TV to create this lesson.  Recently, Scott was invited to the second Forensic Science Education Conference in St. Louis, as a guest speaker and workshop facilitator.  While there, he met with educators about teaching both advanced and introductory topics in a forensic science class.        

            Scott is a member of the Dental Identification Team for the Office of The Chief Medical Examiner, in New York City and worked for 9 months helping to identify victims of the World Trade Center Disaster and the crash of American Airlines flight 587.  He is a member of the North Eastern Association of Forensic Scientists, The National Science Teachers Association, the New York Society of Forensic Dentists and an Applicant to The American Academy of Forensic Sciences.  Scott is the President of the Forensic Futures Education Group, a consulting firm that assists teachers and school districts in establishing forensic science courses and training. He is also a forensic science instructor and curriculum consultant for Classroom Forensics which produces and distributes professional equipment, training, and curriculum to high schools and colleges throughout the country.