Marina Pisto
Educator, Pocantico Hills Central School
Marina Pisto is an educator at the Pocantico Hills Central School district in Sleepy Hollow, New York. Prior to her work at Pocantico Hills, she worked in the New York City public schools and developed her love for inquiry-based work through her studies with the New York City Writing Project. Since 2017, Marina has collaborated with the Rockefeller Archive Center to design units using primary source documents for several grade levels. She holds degrees in history, childhood and special education, and literacy, and educational leadership. An ISTE-certified educator, Marina was honored with the 2024 Lee Bryant Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award by NYSCATE for her innovative contributions to education.
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