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Hello!
Hello!
I'm Flórián Dracula (they/them). I am passionate about working with others to create the culturally sustaining, vibrant, and engaging schools and libraries that our students deserve. Scroll down to learn a little more!
Experience
Experience
Bilingual Teacher
Bilingual Teacher
Experience teaching in West Hollywood, Ventura, San Jose, and Santa Paula. Have taught TK, K, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th-8th.
Teacher Librarian
Teacher Librarian
Created events, cotaught lessons, curated collections, and built a vibrant library community for 5th-8th grade students.
Worked with other justice-oriented educators across the country to create lessons, share ideas, and deliver PD to colleagues.
SEL and Wellness TOSA
SEL and Wellness TOSA
Serving preK-adults throughout Ventura USD. Check out the SEL website I created here.
Ethnic and Social Justice Studies Committee
Ethnic and Social Justice Studies Committee
Delivered PD for classified and certificated staff about strategies and tools for implementing ESJS curricula and principles in preK-5th. Have also taught numerous PD sessions about supporting LGBTQ2+ students in preK-12th. Created and distributed CA Laws for Educators pamphlet.
Education and Credentials
Education and Credentials
Master's in Education, UC Santa Cruz
Master's in Education, UC Santa Cruz
(2014)
Master's in Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
Master's in Library and Information Science, San Jose State University
(Expected 2024)
Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential (ELA)
Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential (ELA)
Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
Bilngual Authorization
Bilngual Authorization
(2014)
Bachelor's in Linguistics, UC Santa Cruz
Bachelor's in Linguistics, UC Santa Cruz
Minors in English and Education
(2013)
(2020)
Workshops: Intro to Restorative Justice, Decolonizing the Classroom, Abolitionist Teaching
Workshops: Intro to Restorative Justice, Decolonizing the Classroom, Abolitionist Teaching
Additional Skills
Additional Skills
Trained in Open Education Resources (OER) best practices
Over 150 building units on Canvas
Experience with Google Classroom, Google Sites, WordPress
4 months as the youth coordinator for the Diversity Collective, started the first Pride Club at Briggs School
Technology lead teacher during virtual teaching/ post-lockdown
Extensive experience with diversity audits and data analysis
Have taken numerous creative writing workshops and am an active writer of fiction, short stories, and essays
Currently learning skills for front- and back-end development (HTML, CSS)
Play basic guitar and have experience doing song-writing for the classroom
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