Self-introductions

[Kimberly Robinson]

Hello Everyone, my name is Kim Robinson and I teach AP World and CP World History at Rancho Mirage High School.  I have been teaching for 25 years.  This is my first year teaching AP World although I taught AP Euro for 15 years.  This is my second class with Clay and I am looking forward to my second.  The resources from the first session are fantastic and I look forward to learning more about China and East Asian culture.

[Taylor Bub]

Hi everyone My name is Taylor Bub and I teach 11th and 12th grade students at Kennedy High School in LAUSD.  I teach anatomy and physiology and sometimes Biology for 9th grade students.  I am excited to learn about East Asian Origins.  I think it is so important for all of our teachers (no matter the subject that they teach) be educated in different cultures.  I am looking forward to the things I will learn in this class and will definitely share them with my advisory students!

[Sarah Evert]

Hi, my name is Sarah and I am in my 23rd year teaching World History and United States History in Ocean County, New Jersey. I was so excited to find opportunities to learn and share knowledge about Asian history. The longer I teach, the more I learn and expand the content I teach.

[Yadira Perez]

Hi, my name is Yadira and I am a High School SPED teacher. I have experience working in an SDC (special day class) setting where I taught math, science, and history. I am looking forward to this course and how I can implement this in my classroom. 

[Xiaozhen Li]

Hi everyone, my name is Xiaozhen Li. I teach Mandarin at a high school in the San Francisco bay area. I just finished the Contemporary China seminar and very excited in learning more about East Asia. Besides teaching the Chinese language in the class, I would like to teach more about the Chinese or Asian culture and history. I am looking forward to this course. 

[Guadalupe Moreno]

Hi y'all!

I am Guadalupe but my prefered name is Lupe. This is my second year as a secondary Art teacher so I was given the luxury of a "traditional" teaching setting for my student teaching and half of my first year before we went into quaratine. Crazy times we have all found ourselves in! In my art class I enjoy focusing on cultural Arts from the Americas but am now branching out to itroduce cultural artwork of the world. This is why I am excited to be part of these course. It will allow me the opportunity to learn cultrual and historical backhround of Asia that I can introduce aling with the art form. 

[Alison Douglas]

Hello Everyone, 

My name is Alison Doulgas, and I am happy to return for this course.  I teach middle school history both World History and United States History.  These courses have been very informative and I look forward to learning about what this course has to offer.  I've been able to incorporate many of the topics into my teaching.  I look forward to meeting everyone today!

[Liana Reed]

Hello all,

My name is Liana Reed and I am an elementary special education teacher with LAUSD. This is my third year teaching and I enjoy learning about new ways to help keep my students engaged and be independent, lifelong learners. Although this year of teaching has been the most challenging, I feel grateful that I have been afforded the opportunity to challenge my instruction as an educator and gain tools and knowledge that will be invaluable throughout my career.  I look forward to delving deeper into learning more about Asian history and am looking forward to meeting you all. 

[Miguel Diaz]

Hello. My name is Miguel Diaz. I am currently teaching grade 4 at LAUSD. Before I returned to the Los Angeles area in early 2020, I spent over 17 years living and teaching in Asia. The majority of my teaching years were spent in China, however, I also spent about half a year teaching in Japan and one month in South Korea. I have taught students ranging from grades 1-10. For the past eight years, I worked at a small private school in Shanghia, China where we taught advanced children's literature and writing. I would like to continue to learn about Asia so that I can share all the wonders with my students.

[Barsha Gautam]

Hello Everyone! I am a 1st year highschool math teacher! When I am not teaching, I love to exercise and game. I'm excited to learn more about Eastern Asia.

[Ryan Carothers]

Hello,

My name is Ryan, and I have taught middle school and high school. I took a break to puruse a master degree. I mostly studied North American, and European History. Now, I am looking forward to learning more about East Asia!

[Jeannine Kuropatkin]

Greetings Fellow Educators . . .

My name is Jeannine Kuropatkin and I currently teach Pre-AP World History & Geography and an elective course of Holocaust Studies at Red Mountain HS in Mesa, Arizona. I have been at RMHS for the past 4 years; previous to that I taught 23 years of Social Studies at the Junior High level (grades 7-8-9) including courses of World History, World Geography, 8th grade Social Studies, and US History. Over the years, I have participated in numerous Workshops, Conferences, NEH Summer Institutes, Fulbright-Hayes GPA, NCTA programs, and Korea Society Fellowships related to Asian history, culture, and geography. I have done travel-study mostly in Asian countries of Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Saudi Arabia. For as long as I can remember, I have had an inner passion to learn about world cultures with a strong propensity towards cultures of Asia, Oceania, and Africa. 

I look forward to learning, networking, and engaging with like-minded educators. Always interested in new strategies for making global cultures, history, and geography come alive in the classroom. 

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