New Media Arts teacher Carla Villela brings film industry know-how to the classroom October 15, 2023 — by Christina Labban and Divya Vadlakonda From the bustling streets of Los Angeles, amid the glamor of the film industry, to a quiet corner of a small town, unfolds the story of an extraordinary transition from Hollywood to the world of teaching. Before teaching students in the Media Arts Program here, Carla Villela, who has four media classes and one digital […] read more » From high tech to high school hallways: Former engineer joins science faculty October 15, 2023 — by Bryan Zhao On a typical day, new Physics teacher Tom Casavant delves into the complex curriculum of the AP Physics 1 and 2 class in front of a classroom full of inquisitive students. Occasionally he pauses and then explains the links between the class concepts and the vast knowledge he has accumulated through his years on the […] read more » New behavioral therapist aids other special education teachers October 11, 2023 — by Jane Lee and Amy Luo Sora Kang, the school’s new behavioral specialist, works as part of the Special Education Department to aid students with behavioral challenges in and out of the classroom. Her main role is to conduct behavior analyses, where she observes students and notes ways to help them adapt to school settings. Kang’s work day usually starts with […] read more » New special ed teacher shares resources to help students become more independent September 28, 2023 — by Amelia Chang In the corner of the Special Education math wing, new specialized academic instructor John Keeling enters his classroom, ready to help his students however he can, whether through providing more individual academic support or with preparations for after high school. Keeling teaches an Independent Study Skills class as well as Sequential Math 1 and 2 […] read more » New English teacher strives for student-centered classroom September 10, 2021 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Kavya Patel New English teacher Megan Laws can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to be a teacher. In fact, she remembers setting up stuffed animals to prepare for her next “lesson” at just 3 years old. Fast forward to 2021, and she is now teaching both freshmen and sophomores here after seven years of teaching […] read more » New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more »
From high tech to high school hallways: Former engineer joins science faculty October 15, 2023 — by Bryan Zhao On a typical day, new Physics teacher Tom Casavant delves into the complex curriculum of the AP Physics 1 and 2 class in front of a classroom full of inquisitive students. Occasionally he pauses and then explains the links between the class concepts and the vast knowledge he has accumulated through his years on the […] read more » New behavioral therapist aids other special education teachers October 11, 2023 — by Jane Lee and Amy Luo Sora Kang, the school’s new behavioral specialist, works as part of the Special Education Department to aid students with behavioral challenges in and out of the classroom. Her main role is to conduct behavior analyses, where she observes students and notes ways to help them adapt to school settings. Kang’s work day usually starts with […] read more » New special ed teacher shares resources to help students become more independent September 28, 2023 — by Amelia Chang In the corner of the Special Education math wing, new specialized academic instructor John Keeling enters his classroom, ready to help his students however he can, whether through providing more individual academic support or with preparations for after high school. Keeling teaches an Independent Study Skills class as well as Sequential Math 1 and 2 […] read more » New English teacher strives for student-centered classroom September 10, 2021 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Kavya Patel New English teacher Megan Laws can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to be a teacher. In fact, she remembers setting up stuffed animals to prepare for her next “lesson” at just 3 years old. Fast forward to 2021, and she is now teaching both freshmen and sophomores here after seven years of teaching […] read more » New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more »
New behavioral therapist aids other special education teachers October 11, 2023 — by Jane Lee and Amy Luo Sora Kang, the school’s new behavioral specialist, works as part of the Special Education Department to aid students with behavioral challenges in and out of the classroom. Her main role is to conduct behavior analyses, where she observes students and notes ways to help them adapt to school settings. Kang’s work day usually starts with […] read more » New special ed teacher shares resources to help students become more independent September 28, 2023 — by Amelia Chang In the corner of the Special Education math wing, new specialized academic instructor John Keeling enters his classroom, ready to help his students however he can, whether through providing more individual academic support or with preparations for after high school. Keeling teaches an Independent Study Skills class as well as Sequential Math 1 and 2 […] read more » New English teacher strives for student-centered classroom September 10, 2021 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Kavya Patel New English teacher Megan Laws can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to be a teacher. In fact, she remembers setting up stuffed animals to prepare for her next “lesson” at just 3 years old. Fast forward to 2021, and she is now teaching both freshmen and sophomores here after seven years of teaching […] read more » New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more »
New special ed teacher shares resources to help students become more independent September 28, 2023 — by Amelia Chang In the corner of the Special Education math wing, new specialized academic instructor John Keeling enters his classroom, ready to help his students however he can, whether through providing more individual academic support or with preparations for after high school. Keeling teaches an Independent Study Skills class as well as Sequential Math 1 and 2 […] read more » New English teacher strives for student-centered classroom September 10, 2021 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Kavya Patel New English teacher Megan Laws can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to be a teacher. In fact, she remembers setting up stuffed animals to prepare for her next “lesson” at just 3 years old. Fast forward to 2021, and she is now teaching both freshmen and sophomores here after seven years of teaching […] read more » New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more »
New English teacher strives for student-centered classroom September 10, 2021 — by Sanjoli Gupta and Kavya Patel New English teacher Megan Laws can’t remember a time when she didn’t want to be a teacher. In fact, she remembers setting up stuffed animals to prepare for her next “lesson” at just 3 years old. Fast forward to 2021, and she is now teaching both freshmen and sophomores here after seven years of teaching […] read more » New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more »
New math and CS teacher aims to engage students September 9, 2021 — by Sam Bai and Vicky Bai During a class in August, new computer science teacher Jarvin Bayona purposely misspelled “system.out.println” during a demonstration without capitalizing the “s.” He expected his AP Computer Science class students to be attentive enough to catch this mistake, as well as other mistakes through the class. After five years of teaching at Bay Area schools including […] read more »