Background
Lariviere, Janis Worcester was born on October 3, 1949 in Stamford, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Francis Harry Worcester and Evelyn M. Howson Rapp.
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Janis Worcester Lariviere
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Bachelor of Science, U. Iowa, 1971; Master of Science in Biology, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1979.
Career
Biology, chemistry teacher, English Valleys High School, North English, Iowa., 1971-1972;
biology, ecology teacher, Maple Shade (New Jersey) High School, 1972-1976;
teaching assistant, Drexel U., Philadelphia, 1977-1978;
research assistant, Thomas Jefferson U. Microbiology Department, Philadelphia, 1978-1979;
research assistant biochemistry, U. Iowa, Iowa City, 1980-1982;
biology teacher, Anderson High School, Austin, Texas, 1982-1992;
biology teacher, Westlake High School, Austin, Texas, since 1992. Member curriculum writing team Texas Education Agency, Austin, 1990-1991. Board directors International Business Machines Corporation/AISD Project A+ Austin, 1989-1992.
National design team Center for Occupational Research and Development, Waco, 1988-1990.
Achievements
Membership
Committee member Project A+ Zero Drop-Out Momentum Team, Austin, 1989-1990;volunteer Mother Teresa's Orphanage, Calcutta, India, 1976-1977. Member NSTA (Ohaus award for innovation 1987, manuscript reviewer 1987-1990), National Education Association, National Association Biology Teachers (state representative 1987-1991, Outstanding Biology Teachers 1988), Texas Association Biology Teachers (president 1996).
Connections
Married Richard Wilfred Lariviere, June 5, 1971. 1 child, Anne.
