Galileo Academy of Science and Technology

In today's world, every student-citizen needs to be able to use and adapt to new technologies, find and process information, and analyze ideas. This requires basic knowledge about technology, and the skill to critically assess claims, evidence, and the way presentation affects perception. Ultimately, this allows us to evaluate the role of technology in our lives and society.

I teach in the Academy of Information Technology, hold a California Single Subject Teaching Credential in Mathematics, and am a Google Certified Teacher.

The amphibian I am holding in the photo is either Taricha torosa (commonly called the California Newt) or Taricha rivularis (Red-Bellied Newt) but I don't know enough to identify it positively. I saw lots of them while hiking with friends in Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve this summer. After we let this one climb on us for a while, we sent it back into the forest.