When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. -- Confucius

Credential Program

From June 2011 - June 2012, I attended the Stanford Teacher Education Program. I hope that my materials from that time, including the demonstration lesson that led to my first teaching position, might be useful to teacher candidates.

Becoming Literate in School

Child Development In and Beyond Schools

Classroom Leadership and Management

Creative Arts in Elementary Classrooms

Development of Scientific Reasoning and Knowledge

Elementary Ethics

Elementary Teaching Seminar

Equity and Democracy

Foundations of Academic Language

  • Linguistic Profile​

Independent Student Teaching

Integrating the Garden into the Elementary Classroom

  • Garden Lesson Plan​

Language Policies and Practices

Literacy, History, and Social Science

Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematics

Supervisory

Supporting Students with Special Needs

STEP Conference

Nowadays many schools boast about offering project-based learning. What exactly are these projects and how do they help students learn? We explain project-based learning and the process of refining work through drafting and critique by exploring examples from a range of contexts. We then explain how teachers can incorporate related practices into classrooms when they face competing pressures.

Demonstration Lessons

BTSA

From August 2012 - June 2014, I participated in the Santa Cruz/Silicon Valley New Teacher Project BTSA Induction Program. I hope that my materials from that time might be useful to new teachers.

Materials coming soon!

Subsequent Areas of Focus

In September 2013, I assessed my own practice, using the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, and met with my principal to identify three areas of growth on which to focus during the 2013-2014 school year. I hope that my materials might be useful to beginning teachers.

Materials coming soon!

In September 2014, I assessed my own practice, using the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, and met with my principal to identify three areas of growth on which to focus during the 2014-2015 school year. I hope that my materials might be useful to beginning teachers.

High Tech High Odyssey

In August 2015, I participated in a project slice and series of workshops designed to help me plan my first project at High Tech Elementary Chula Vista. I presented my key takeaways from the experience as well as my initial plans for a project focused on the question, "What can kids do?" to a small group of colleagues from my school. I hope that my materials might be useful to other teachers beginning to use project-based learning.

Other Staff and Parent Education Presentations
I believe that education is a process of living and not a preparation for future living. -- John Dewey