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I see myself as a coach, hired by the students, to assist them in becoming the best teachers that they can be.  I encourage my students to think deeply about their actions as a  teacher, to consider the impact of their actions on their students and to monitor their students learning.  At the end of each day, I want my students to be able to describe how their students are in some way different than they were when the day began.

In terms of science teaching, I am a strong believer in the credo-Activity BEFORE Vocabulary (ABV). By engaging students in an activity first, you provide the same context for all students regardless of their science, cultural, or linguistic backgrounds. I encourage my students to engage their students in inquiry through thinking and questioning.  Given the accountability and time constraints of the typical California classroom today, I feel it is unrealistic to assume that student teachers will have the opportunity or the ability to engage in open inquiry. Instead, I encourage them to use the ideas of inquiry to promote logical critical thinking related to their content.

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CA Jacobs Middle School  http://www.dixonusd.org/apps/comm.asp?$1=24
Dixon High School  http://www.dixonusd.org/apps/comm.asp?$1=9
Fern Bacon Middle School  http://schools.scusd.edu/fern%20bacon/
Florin High School   http://www.egusd.k12.ca.us/florinhigh/
Grant High School  http://webpages.grant.k12.ca.us/education/staff/default.php?sectiondetailid=61&sc_id=1149611146
Hiram Johnson High School  http://www.scusd.edu/ourschools/showSchoolDetail.asp?SchoolID=73
Holmes Junior High School   http://www.djusd.k12.ca.us/Holmes/
Natomas High School    http://www.natomas.k12.ca.us/nhsweb/nhs.htm
Pioneer High School    http://www.phs.wjusd.org/
River City High School 
Vanden High School  http://www.travisusd.k12.ca.us/vanden/indexrefresh.html
West Campus High School   http://www.scusd.edu/ourschools/showSchoolDetail.asp?SchoolID=146
Woodland High School    http://www.whs.wjusd.k12.ca.us/

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