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.