Kyle Asmus

I was born and raised in Valley Center, California and I now live in 4S Ranch with my wife Theresa, my daughter Gracelyn, and my son Julian. Besides being in the classroom and spending time with my family I love exercising and playing all sports, especially soccer and golf. I have been teaching for 8 years and I can’t imagine doing anything else. I am very passionate about math and science and I love to see the excitement shown by my students as we learn together.

Professional Background

    • I will be out of the classroom for the 2013-2014 school year working on opening Poway’s new PK-8, Design 39 Campus.

    • 3 years at Oak Valley Middle School teaching science (2010-2013)

    • 2 years at Mesa Verde Middle School teaching science and math (2008-2010)

    • 3 years at the University of California, San Diego working on biomedical research (2005-2008)

Formal Education

    • Teaching Credential from California State University, San Marcos (2008)

    • B.S. in Biochemistry & Cell Biology (minor in Psychology) from the University of California, San Diego (2006)

Credentials Held

    • Multiple Subject Teaching Credential

    • Single Subject Teaching Credential - Math

    • Subject Matter Authorization - Science

Supplemental Education/Continued Learning

    • MOOC, Beginning Game Programming with C#, Coursera (current work)

    • MOOC, From the Big Bang to Dark Energy, Coursera (current work)

    • MOOC, Design Thinking Action Lab, Stanford d.school (current work)

    • MOOC, How to Learn Math, Stanford University edX (current work)

    • Universal Design for Learning training (May 2013)

    • Common Core (CCSS) TLC Part 2 (Spring 2013)

    • Common Core (CCSS) TLC Part 1 (Winter 2013)

    • Literacy TA two day workshop with Jonathan LeMaster (2012-2013)

    • San Diego County CCSS training (Spring 2012)

    • MOOC, A Crash Course on Creativity, Stanford University (Fall 2012) Certificate

    • MOOC, Designing a New Learning Environment (Fall 2012) Certificate

    • San Diego Cue Conference (2011)

Projects

    • Currently on the Leadership Team for Design 39 Campus (2013-2014)

    • CCSS K-5 math curriculum mapping for PUSD (August 2013)

    • Led a professional growth day focused on CCSS and instructional shifts (2013)

    • Instructional rounds research and practice (2011-2012)

    • Led a professional growth day focused on using the iPad in the classroom (2011)

    • Led a professional growth day focused on using the document camera in the classroom (2009)

Publications

    • Mechanism of substrate specificity in 5'-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidases. J Struct Biol. 2010 Jun 8.

    • Structural dynamics of soluble chloride intracellular channel protein CLIC1 examined by amide hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Biochemistry. 2009 Sep.

    • Differential accessibilities of dibasic prohormone processing sites of proenkephalin to the aqueous environment revealed by H-D exchange mass spectrometry. Biochemistry. 2009.

    • Calcium binding rigidifies the C2 domain and the intradomain interaction of GIVA phospholipase A2 as revealed by hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2008 Apr 11.