Elementary & Special Education Teacher (90 - 95)
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taught second through eight grades with an emphasis in Science
and Math;
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developed an inquiry based after school science program which
met the need of a diverse population of students;
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developed student driven, inquiry based curriculums and pedagogues
for PUSD's Project SEED, a NSF funded program;
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facilitated teacher training for Project SEED;
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visited elementary classrooms to assist teachers and students
in hands-on Science projects;
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guided on-going professional improvement for Level 2 teachers
in the areas of assessment, pedagogy, and curricular development as it
related to Science consulted for UCLA's Graduate School of Education in
the areas of Educational Technology and Science;
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consulted for Kaiser Health Services and California State
University's (Polytechnic) Health Sciences Department in the development
of a national Health Science program for Elementary and Middle School students.
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directed the Healthy Kid's program at the Washington Accelerated
Learning Center;
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developed and implemented an innovative hands-on Science
project for Partners for Science and Industry which resulted in a $600.00
grant;
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created a computer based assessment for Project SEED's Daytime
Astronomy module;
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represented PUSD and the California Institute of Technology
at the K-12 High Performance Computing Conference (HPCC) held at the NASA/Goddard
Space Flight Center;
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certified as a teacher for Gifted and Talented students.