About My Work

I am a 9th grade Humanities teacher at a project-based learning school called High Tech High in Chula Vista, California. My passion is to find creative ways to get young people excited about writing, as well as broaden their perspective of the world by introducing them to diverse writers, thinkers and innovators. My educational philosophy is that change in the classroom is a minute-by-minute process where I must be agile and quick to make adjustments in light of my ever growing students.  As a project-based learning teacher, I believe that authentic learning experiences happen when students make real-world connections to activities, assignments and products that have a purpose to others outside of the classroom walls. Below I have included some examples these aforementioned, as well as other credits linked to my work.​

​Student Projects

Celebration Slam Project

Students explored poetry from all over the world to create original group pieces accompanied by original beats.

The Tiny House Project

Students have been designing and building tiny homes and communities for local San Diego artists to provide affordable housing.

A Tiny Home is Where the HeART Is

Students wrote and published a book about the artists they designed tiny houses for in A Tiny Home is Where the HeART is.

This documentary spotlights High Tech High Chula Vista, as well as our Elementary and Middle school. The purpose is to show innovation in schools by explaining our model of project-based learning. My teaching partner and I are featured at 22:11 for our Tiny House Project.