Meet our Founder & Executive Director
Abdirashid Abdi, PhD, founded Aim Academy of Science and Technology and leads the school today. Learn about his work, and meet the full staff.
Meet our Founder & Executive Director
Abdirashid Abdi is a 2017 Bush Foundation Fellow. As a fellow, Abdi seeks to improve academic performance in a diverse population by helping teachers better understand the role of the student's cultural background in shaping his/her learning styles.
The Bush Fellowship supported his pursuit of a doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction. Formerly, Dr. Abdi was the director at Heritage Academy of Science and Technology. He has also been a research assistant at the University of Minnesota and served on the 2019 Minnesota Science Standards Review Committee, where he contributed greatly to the state's effort in aligning the new science standards with the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students in Minnesota schools.
He is a MN licensed science teacher grades 5–8, Tier 4. His doctoral work in STEM education was in the Curriculum & Instruction department at the University of Minnesota.
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VideosAim Academy on videoHear our students look back on their middle school years, and see a year of classes, celebrations and teams at Aim. Both videos have captions and a full transcript.