VILS Coaches

Chris Bach
VILS Coach at Roosevelt High School

Previous Experience: English, AVID and ELL teacher turned instruction and technology coach

Strengths:

• Transforming learning and ending the digital skills divide through going school-wide with eBinders

• Implementing high quality project-based learning and turning students and teachers into content creators (audio, video, online and social)

• Love learning about new edtech tools and exploring emerging technologies, like AR and VRf

Brenda Carpenter, PhD
VILS Coach at Harrison Park K-8

Previous Experience: 5-12 STEAM Educator,  Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, K-8 Informal STEM Educator & Program Manager, Lead Instructor for BAS-TE Program, Instructional Coach 

Strengths:

• Inquiry & project-based learning

• Mastery/proficiency grading

• Informal education

• I love learning and playing with new technology!

• "Mastery & inquiry can save the world (of education)!"

Paul Gouveia
VILS Coach at Faubion PreK-8

Previous Experience: 4th & 5th Grade Teacher,  K-5 EL Teacher,  EL TOSA,  K-12 Instructional Tech Coach, HS EL Teacher 

Strengths: 

• More than 10 years experience working in an Instructional Technology Coaching capacity and more than 10 years working with students who are learning English as an additional language.

• Paul has been working to learn about and address inequitable and oppressive systems and practices since 1992.

• I love learning with others and I love to swim in rivers, lakes and oceans.

Robin Mauldin
VILS Coach at George Middle School

Previous Experience: K-5 Classroom Teacher, Literacy Adoption Coach, Instructional Specialist

Strengths:

• Supporting teachers as they try new things in their classroom

• Collaborating with teams to authentically integrate technology into instructional plans

• Integrating literacy across content so that every classroom supports our students

Kim West
VILS Coach at  César Chávez K-8

Previous Experience: secondary teaching (multiple subject, French, social studies, language arts, EL), preK-5 classroom teaching (prek, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th), outdoor education, librarian, SPED roles 

Strengths:

• Cross-age, project-based, and service learning

• Multiple pathways and classroom interventions.

• Collaborating with teams to create effective, aligned and empowering systems

• Exploring together with a "Swiss Army Knife" set of skills and a "Beginner's Mind."