Courses Taught

• TED 400 Introduction to Education
• TED 411 Classroom Management
• TED 415 Multicultural Education
• TED 467 Teaching Methods I
• TED 468 Teaching Methods II (Mathematics)

Degrees \ Credentials

• M.A. CSU Dominguez Hills
• Administrative Credential CSU Dominguez Hills
• Teaching Credential CSU Dominguez
• B.S. San Diego

Other Scholarly Activities

• Principal Investigator & Director, Transition to Teaching Program (Funded by the U.S. Department of Education - Office of Innovation and Improvement, $1.7 million) The Transition to Teaching Program is designed to recruit, prepare, support and retain highly qualified mathematics, science, English and special education teachers in high-need local districts 6, 7 and 8 in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The purpose of the program, which follows a Professional Development School Model, is to help mitigate the shortage of qualified licensed or certified teachers in our schools by providing an accelerated preliminary credential program. The program participants enjoy the benefits of academic, coaching, placement and financial support. Coordinator, FIPSE Grant, Transition to Teaching for Immigrant Professionals Program (TTIPP. The goal of the program is to recruit immigrant professionals as a means of addressing the teacher shortage in mathematics and science, while simultaneously providing challenging and rewarding careers for immigrant professionals.
• Director, Minority University Mathematics, Science, and Technology Awards for Teacher and Curriculum Enhancement Program, MASTAP, NASA Grant, $ 200,000, in progress. The goal of the program is to engage 4th, 5th, and 6th grade teachers from District K and I, LAUSD, in methodology and content training in mathematics to enable them to teach their own students more effectively, increase teacher and student awareness and interest in the field of mathematics, and improve student achievement.
• Coordinator, Algebra Readiness Institute, a Los Angeles Educational Partnership Grant, $25,000, in progress. The goal of the institute is to engage secondary mathematics teachers from District I, LAUSD, in content and methodology training to enhance their subject matter knowledge and improve student achievement.
• Coordinator, Mathematics and Science Teacher Education Readiness Program, MASTER, Transition to Teaching Grant, US Department of Education, $1,200,000, in progress. The goal of the program is to recruit mathematics and science teacher candidates, provide them with an accelerated teacher preparation program that consists of teacher education courses and field observations, and place them at schools in Districts G and I, LAUSD.
• Co-Director, Mastering Algebra Takes Heroes Program. The goal was to recruit, train, and prepare mathematics teacher candidates to be employed by LAUSD.
• Team Member, Collaborative Academic Preparation Initiatives, Mathematics, CSU Grant, in progress. The goal of the initiative is to work with local high schools and provide their mathematics teachers with the expertise in both content and methodology to help them improve their teaching practices, raise student achievement, and decrease the need for mathematics remediation at the university level.
• Member, scholarship committee, assessment committee, evaluation committee, Teacher Education Department, CSU Dominguez Hills, in progress.

Presentations

• District K Resource Specialists Conference, Guest Speaker: presented information on recent developments in the California High School Exit Exam, Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools, and engaging students in mathematics.(2000)
• District K Principal’s’ Conference, Guest Speaker: presented strategies to be used in observing teachers effectively and making recommendation consistent with the California Mathematics Framework for Public Schools. (2000)
• Assembly Bill, AB 1331 Training, LAUSD/District K & I, Trainer: conducted math training sessions for elementary and secondary mathematics teachers in the content and pedagogy. (2001)
• Minority University Mathematics, Science and Technology Awards for Teacher and Curriculum Enhancement Program, LAUSD/ District K & I Trainer: conducted math training sessions for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade teachers in the content and pedagogy. (00-02)
• Washington Preparatory High School/LAUSD, Mentor Teacher: conducted in-services on teaching strategies and classroom management approaches and held training sessions on the use of technology in the classroom.

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