Wednesday & Thursday Slate
5th Grade Teacher, John Muir Elementary School
Joseph is in his fourth year as a 5th-grade teacher at John Muir. He studied music and Spanish in college, working previously as a theater arts teacher and director for kids. He pursued his master's through the San Francisco Teacher Residency program. Joseph has attended the IMPULS...
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3rd Grade Spanish Bilingual Teacher, San Francisco Unified School District
My name is Karen Cortez-Ramirez. I am originally from Los Angeles and have been a public school educator for 11 years. I believe all teachers should strive to be agents of change. I have been teaching at Hillcrest Elementary in San Francisco since 2011, have spent most of my years...
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Classroom Teacher, 5th Grade Gen Ed, Hillcrest Elementary School
Lauren has been a teacher at Hillcrest since 2013 and a Lesson Study participant since 2015. She attended IMPULS in Japan during the summer of 2018 and has loved bringing her learning back to her classroom and school site.
Supervisor Professional Learning & Leadership, SFUSD
Nora Houseman grew up in Washington, DC, attending district public schools K–12 and leaving high school determined to further equity and justice in public schooling. Nora taught middle school for nine years in Oakland, San Lorenzo, and San Francisco, then served as the site principal...
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Teacher, San Francisco Unified School District
I am a graduate of Syracuse University (BS) and University of San Francisco (MAT). While at USF I was in the SFTR (San Francisco Teacher Residency) program and did my residency at John Muir Elementary School. I have taught at John Muir for the past 3 years and am currently a 5th...
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