...I am patient and a great teacher. I also worked as an adjunct professor, training the next generation of teachers. I spent a year in China and a summer in Japan teaching ESL, and have also taught ESL domestically. (read more)
...I have a multiple subjects credential. I have taken courses to update my credentials. I also work in a district that has wholeheartedly taken on common core from the very beginning. (read more)
My journey as an educator began long before I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. In high school, I found myself drawn to mentoring my peers, a role that deepened during my college years when I served as the head of academic advising for our 2... (read more)
...My students usually just call me Mr. V. I have been helping students to gain a real understanding of science, while having fun doing it, for 14 years. (read more)