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B.A in English Literature
I graduate from UCLA! -
M.A. in Education & Single Subject Teaching Credential in English
I decided to go to APU because they have a convenient program for me to obtain a master's degree and teaching credential. -
Richard Garvey Intermediate School
Garvey Intermediate is within the Garvey School District. This was my first school I taught ELA as a full-time contracted teacher for one year. -
Roger W. Temple Intermediate
The following school year I transferred to Garvey Intermediate's sister school, Roger Temple Intermediate. This year I am teaching both 7th- and 8th-grade students in ELA. -
CATE Conference in Costa Mesa Feb 19-22
The conference was such an invaluable experience with my Garvey and Temple staff. The district was able to pay the staff to learn about best practices from renowned authors and educators, like Kelly Gallagher. Because of this conference, I was able to implement lots of digital tools and effective teaching strategies into my pedagogy. I learned about Newsela, backchanneling apps, blogs, PBLs with digital tools, infographics tools, Google tools, and etc. -
Implementing Google Classroom & Google Drive
At first, I wasn't sure if Google Classroom would work with my students. After giving it a try, I was able to co-plan and co-teach with my colleagues on G-classroom. It made planning and teaching lessons more efficiently for me. As for my students, it made learning for effective for them. -
UCSD Course: Digital Literacies for the 21st Century Classroom
The photo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDervis 3.0 Unported License. This course helped me be mindful of the 8 essential elements of digital literacies. Students still need to learn how to use technology strategically to find and evaluate information, connect and collaborate, produce and share original content, and use the Internet and technology tools to achieve many academic, professional, and personal goals. -
UCSD Course: Designing and Facilitating Student Centered Learning
Photo from http://www.justintarte.com/2013/11/5-ways-to-make-your-classroom-more.html. Jackie Gerstein's "The Flipped Classroom: The Full Picture model" was an excellent resource. Before taking this course, I have never heard of the terms, 'flipped classroom" and "principles of universal design of learning." I believe I became more aware of my students and improved my teaching style when I took this course. -
UCSD Course: Developing Digital Citizens
Photo by Katie Dunn. After taking this course, I was able to share my lessons on digital citizenship with my colleagues Our plan is to promote digital citizenship at our school to better prepare students how to use digital tools. -
UCSD Course: Coding for Educators
Photo by Microsoft APAC News Center. The course informed me that coding can be cross-curricular. -
UCSD Course: Technology Tools for Empowerment
Photo from https://chonseypierre.wordpress.com/mr-pogues-technology-tools/. This course taught me how to create a class website on Weebly. Hooray! View my class website on http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/1330751.
