Current projects include:

Elevating Engineering with Multilingual Learners

Development Lead

Project to develop, study and refine professional learning to support grade 3–5 teachers in developing their knowledge and skills to effectively teach engineering to all students.

GLOBE - Global Learning through Observations to Benefit the Environment

WestED-UCBerkeley Partnership

Coordinator and Trainer

• Support teachers in implementing NASA GLOBE in their classrooms

• Build partnerships with local schools, GLOBE and environmental non-profits

• In collaboration with NASA, NOAA and NSF, support environmental and data science literacy

TK - 8 at Ravenswood City School District

• Developed and implemented Ravenswood’s vision for STEM, including professional development for all faculty and administrators and curriculum evaluation and adoption

• Developed a district-wide Makerspace program, including staffing and equipping makerspaces at every school site, and training and Professional Development for staff

• Supervised Junior Museum and Zoo hourly instructors and camp staff

• Developed and led hands-on science lessons in K-5 grade classrooms in Ravenswood School District and Palo Alto Unified School District

• Headed up work at the JMZ to re-organize and enhance their curriculum to move from

alignment with California Academic Content Standards to Next Generation Science Standards

• Developed and taught a multi-week Engineering Design Unit where students learned the design process and applied it to solve engineering problems connected to science and ELA standards

• Used background in Product Design to amplify engineering and problem solving in FOSS lessons

• Co-founder of a kid’s creativity website

• Contributed to writing business plan, recruiting management team, and fund raising

• Performed user testing with children and parents

• Led team of outside contractors to build site