Diversifying the CA Curriculum

Meet the team

We are all graduating seniors in the Hutchins School of Liberal Studies. We are all planning on being educators, and originally met in a class for transfers.

My purpose for this project is to offer future teachers an opportunity to unlearn the white-washed curriculum that has been drilled into them so that they can create a more inclusive educational environment that challenges students to become better participants in a social-justice-minded world.

Mariah Archibald Shulman

Mariah is a California native, graduating with her B.A. in Liberal Studies from Sonoma State University. She will be attending University of Washington to get her special education and general education credentials as well as a Masters in Education. She has spent over half of her life working in the disability field in both recreational and educational settings. She is politically active and hopes to encourage her future students to become social justice thinkers as well. Mariah currently works as an in-home support professional as well as a director for numerous recreation programs for disabled people. Her other interests include baking, hiking, traveling, and animals.

My purpose for this projet is to create a curriculum resource that allows teachers to be more inclusive. I think it is important to let students see themselves in many lessons and learn beyond a curriculum created through a one-race lens.

Megan Friedman

Megan lives in the Los Angeles area, hoping to get her Bachelor’s degree at Sonoma State University and attend a graduate school in Southern California to become an Elementary school teacher. She hopes to make an impact in the education system, switching around the ideas of standardized tests and complicated education formats while also creating a classroom of change within her future students. Megan aspires to have a classroom where every student can see themselves in the learning environment and go beyond the standards of education. Her other interests include listening to k-pop, making beaded jewelry, and travelling.

My purpose for this project is to create a resource for teachers that help spread the message of inclusivity in their classrooms. As a Latinx student myself, growing up I wish there had been more instances where I was able to see myself and my culture being represented in my education.

Valerie Rodriguez

Valerie is in the Hutchins Program at Sonoma State and is a graduating Senior. She lives in San Jose, California and hopes to get her teaching credential from San Jose State University to become an Elementary School teacher. Valerie hopes that as a future teacher, she is able to create an inclusive classroom where every student feels that they are noticed and feel like they belong. Valerie believes that every student should see themselves in their learning environment and that different cultures and backgrounds should be celebrated. Her hobbies include singing, dancing, hiking, and collecting rocks.

My purpose for this project is to help minority students feel represented in their own education. As a minority student, I never got the chance to learn about my own history or culture, and I felt as though less value was placed on it. I want to help future teachers adjust their curriculum, and classroom practices so that their minority students feel represented in their classroom.

Cynthia Medina-Gonzalez

Cynthia Medina-Gonzalez is a first generation Mexican American graduating from Sonoma State University with a B.A. in Liberal Studies. She hopes to attend Sonoma’s School of Education Credential Program, and receive her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. She hopes to become an Elementary school teacher, and become an advocate for her future Latinx/Hispanic students. Her other interests include gardening, dancing, traveling, and cooking.

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