Gisele N. Lee
Education:
BA Magna Cum Laude - UCLA (2002)
(Major: Comparative Literature, Minor: French + Diversified Studies program completion)
Teaching Credential (CLAD) - CSU Northridge (June 2004)
Gifted and Talented Education Certificate - UC San Diego (March 2010)
Teaching Through the Arts Program - Skirball Center (2011-2012)
Mastering Project Based Learning - Online program through NaMaYa/LAUSD (2015)
Professional Experience:
August 2004-June 2010: 2nd grade teacher
at Crescent Heights Social Justice and Language Arts Magnet
September 2010-June 2012: 4th grade teacher (same school)
Achievements:
Five VIC awards (Video in the Classroom) KLCS-TV
- Health and Teacher Produced Video (2008)
- Language Arts and Mathematics (2009)
- Editing (2011)
Achievement recognition AEMP (2008)
Special Projects:
Participation to InfoTech (2011, 2010, 2009, 2008)
Student writing published through Studentreasures Co (2009-2011)
Student writing published through Blurb.com as a fund raising project for Free the Children (June 2010)
Bake sale organized by students to raise funds for Free the Children
ThinkQuest Competition (June 2011)
55 proposals funded through DonorsChoose (2007-2012)
- art supplies, class sets of books, field trips, educational games, ...
Three school website(s) available to students, families, and staff
School Participation:
- ThinkQuest administrator
- After-school enrichment program (2011) (Webquests; ThinkQuest)
- Language Arts Committee (2009-2011)
- Science Fair Committee (2009-11) Packet 2011: proposal writing for 300 display boards (funded!)
- GSAT participant (2007- until the elimination of the program due to budget cuts)
- School Site Council (2011)
- Technology Committee (2008)
Previous career:
Production Artist for design studios (Software: QuarkXpress, Illustrator, Photoshop)