About Mrs. H

I can't believe it, but this will be my 26th year teaching! And yes, this was me in 6th grade and yes, I am only 26 years old..... how do I do it?  MAGIC ! Here's a quick run down about me:

Family: 1 husband, 2 daughters, 3 cats (Fiona and Tyson & Percy)

Hobbies: reading, learning new things, hanging out with my family and friends, napping, and vacationing somewhere with spa facilities 

Education: GATE certified (OPUSD & VCOE), MA in Language & Literacy (CSUN), Reading Specialist Credential (CSUN), Multiple Subject Credential and CLAD credential (UCI), BA in Comparative Cultures (UCI)

Side Gigs

Contributor to Teaching for Racial Equity: Becoming Interrupters, writer for "Access to Equity", Teachers for Equity: Facilitator, site GATE Coordinator, Diversity & Equity Task Force (DETF) site rep, Director: Oak Park Inquiry Institute, OPUSD Tech Innovator, OPUSD Peer Coach

Speaker on inquiry/PBL, civic action, & gifted education topics: CA Association of the Gifted (CAG), CA League of Schools (CLS), Tri County GATE Council, CUE (formerly Computer-Using Educators), UCI Division of Continuing Education (DCE): (GATE) webinar series, NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)