Conference and PD Presentations

 (Digital Tools to Empower Newcomer English Learners
     Spring CUE. March 2021 (Virtual).

Uncovering Media Messages in Digital Worlds
     Spring CUE. March 2021 (Virtual).

Lesson Design: Harvey Milk & the Briggs Initiative.
     UCLA History-Geography Project & the ONE Archives. June 2020 (Los Angeles, CA)

Digital Worlds Revealed Through Critical Media Studies.
     With Literacy and Justice For All.  California Association for Teachers of English. March 2018
     (San Diego, CA)

Crossing the Boundaries of Design, Research, and Advocacy: Youth-Driven Co-Design and 
     Powerful Critical Literacies. Faces of Advocacy Conference. National Council for Teachers of
     English. November 2016. (Atlanta, GA). Roundtable discussion.

Digitizing the Social Science Classroom
     SGVCUE 2016 & 2017

Voices of the SGV: A Critical Approach to History. With Sara Quezada.
     Teaching Ethnic Studies: A Community History Approach. June 2016. (UCLA California
     History-Geography Project)

The Spaces Between Dystopia and Utopia: Youth Perspectives on Identity, Education, and
    Resistance (Dissertation).   Challenging Myths of Diversity and Inclusion (2016 Education
​    Summit), March 2016 (Chapman University, Orange, CA)

Beer, Pickles, & Pretzels: How to Eat History.
     California Council for the Social Sciences Conference 2016 (Costa Mesa, CA)

Speak Up!: Using Structured Academic Discussions to Analyze Primary Sources 

• Teaching the Past for Tomorrow: Conference on the Future of History Education     California History-Social Science Project, November 2015 (UCLA, Los Angeles, CA).
• Social Studies at the Crest. California Council for the Social Sciences Conference, March 2016 (Costa Mesa, CA).

Digital Worlds Revealed Through Critical Media Studies
     California Council for the Social Sciences Conference 2015 (Oakland, CA)

Youth in Transition: Between Utopia and Dystopia
     CA-National Association for Multicultural Education Conference 2015 (San Diego, CA)

Structured Discussion Using Historical Thinking Skills
     El Monte Union High School District 2014 (El Monte, CA)

Coming Out of the Closet: Supporting Undocumented and LGBTQ Youth
     California Council for Social Science Conference 2014 (Los Angeles, CA)

Listening to Silence: Representing Voice and Silence as Complimentary Texts
     International Diversity Conference 2012 (Vancouver, BC) 

Demystifying Research Writing
     AVID National Conference 2012 (San Diego, CA)