INSTRUCTOR DATA
Contact Address & Telephone:
e-mail address: [email protected]Colton High School
Dept. of Family & Consumer Sciences
777 W. Valley Boulevard
Colton, CA 92324
(909) 876-4130Present Position:
Teacher & Department Chair, Family & Consumer Sciences, Colton High School (January 1995 - present).
I currently teach Foods, Child Development, and Introduction to Careers: Food Services classes.Previous Positions:
Substitute Teacher, Rowland Unified School District (September - December, 1994)
Re-entry student, Cal Poly Pomona (September 1991 - June 1995)
Full-time homemaker, mother, and community volunteer (1981 - 1991)
Legal Secretary (1969 - 1981)Professional Education:
California State University, San Bernardino (September 2000 - present)
Currently pursuing master's degree in vocational education, curriculum development
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Fall 1991 - June 1995)
Bachelor of Science Degree, Home Economics; single-subject teaching credential (home economics);
Supplemental teaching authorizations in health, English, and social science.
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
Awarded paralegal certificate (1977)
Sawyer College of Business, Los Angeles, CA
Completed secretarial course (1969)
Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Liberal Arts; attended 1966-1968Educational Philosophy:
I believe that all students are capable of learning, and that learning is most effective when it is meaningful to students. Students learn best when they are actively engaged in the process.
Talents/Interests:
In my infrequent moments of spare time, I enjoy baking, sewing and quilting, reading, jogging, biking, gardening, snow skiing, and relaxing at our family condo at Mammoth.