I taught 8 years of social science in Fremont Unified School District: 10th grade World History, 11th grade United States History, 11th grade AP United States History, 12th grade Economics, 12th grade Government, and Adult School (all social science subjects).In addition, I taught an original workshop for 10th grade English and history teachers at my high school on how to teach the Holocaust, created a 10th grade honors world history pull-out program at my high school, helped to develop small learning communities at our high school, focusing on teacher cooperation & joint planning in 10th grade English and World History, and coached swimming: Junior Varsity for 4 years in Fremont, Masters Club for 2 years in Carpinteria, USA Swim Club for 2 years in Carpinteria, and Red Cross swim lessons in Ventura for 6 years.

Dynamic! I believe that it is best for students, while being closely supported and monitored by a well-qualified instructor, to encounter and struggle with history in a variety of forms, including: Complex Instruction, Problem-Based Learning, Active Reading, Partner-Group-Class Discussion, Graphic Organizers & Information Organizing, Active-Participation Lectures, Virtual Museums, Silent Debates, Picture Analysis Lecture, Critical thinking and standards-based questions, Primary & secondary source analysis and others.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Teacher Fellowship, 2007-08; Board Member for Globaleyes (throughglobaleyes.org), a non-profit organization that benefits AIDS orphans and widows in the Kisumu region of Kenya; Speaker for Fremont Unified School District Race & Ethnic Relations Committee, September 2008; Holocaust & Jewish resistance trip to Poland-Czechoslovakia for teachers; Rwanda-Kenya trip focusing on development and post-genocide recovery.

BA in History from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 2000; California Secondary Social Science Teaching Credential from San Jose State University in 2003; MA in World History since 1750 with an emphasis in teaching from San Jose State University is expected in 2008; Continuous professional development from various organizations--United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Foundation for Teaching Economics, California World History Project, Pegasus Problem-Based Learning, Holocaust Center of Northern California, Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation

I am currently in the process of making the transition from secondary education to graduate research. Although I loved my time teaching, I am looking forward to research opportunities that center on genocide and human rights in modern world history. ***If you appreciate the curriculum that I offer beyond the asking price, please donate to throughglobaleyes.org.***