Pearl Arredondo: My story, from gangland daughter to star teacher
Pearl Arredondo: Cerita Saya, dari anak anggota geng menjadi guru idola
Pearl Arredondo helped establish a pilot middle school that teaches students to be good communicators in the 21st century. Full bio
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dan saya dilindungi,
yang sangat mandiri.
yang dikeluarkan dari kelas
yang menunggu hukuman mereka.
begitu banyak hal untuk dihadapi
saya menemukan ayah saya
"Kamu bisa melakukan lebih dari ini."
"Kamu akan naik bus ke sekolah
itulah yang saya lakukan.
tidak ada harapan.
"Saya mau menjadi guru."
bersekolah dulu,
setiap orang punya cerita,
dalam prosesnya.
saya menciptakan kesempatan.
ke kelas saya
tidak akan membiarkannya menjadi korban
terus berupaya.
bagi anak-anak ini
saya ingin melakukannya,
dengan 1.600 anak,
dalam keadaan seperti itu?
mendapatkan kebebasan:
hal-hal yang penting,
pemerintah daerah.
cara pandang,
dan prosesnya masih terus berjalan.
atau tidak mau mengajar,
dengan anak-anak saya.
bagaimana pencapaian kami?
bagi mereka,
mereka mempunyainya.
mereka punya semua itu.
apa yang mereka lakukan --
sekolah kami.
untuk bekerja sama --
kontrak satu tahun,
memaksakan hal ini,
menunjukkan kehadiran setiap hari,
pengelolaan sekolah kami,
di tempat tinggal mereka,
dan menjadi norma yang diterima.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Pearl Arredondo - TeacherPearl Arredondo helped establish a pilot middle school that teaches students to be good communicators in the 21st century.
Why you should listen
Pearl Arredondo grew up in the impoverished East Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights. She was raised by a single-mother, a long time Los Angeles Unified School District office secretary, who saw firsthand the challenges facing students in public schools. To ensure that she got the best education in the district, Arredondo was bussed to schools almost an hour away from home.
Arredondo graduated and moved on to Pepperdine University, where she received both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Education and Instructional Leadership. She was the first in her family to graduate from college and began her teaching career at San Fernando Middle School (SFMS) -- the very middle school she attended eight years prior.
At SFMS, she embraced the mission of enhancing educational opportunities for historically underserved students. To do so, she launched the school’s Multimedia Academy, which serviced 350 low-income students. After three successful years, the Multimedia Academy faculty decided it was time to make a full split and become a separate school. In 2010, she helped lead an ambitious reform agenda, through a pilot reform model, that focused on technology development, improving outcomes for children and strengthening families. The team founded San Fernando Institute for Applied Media (SFiAM), the first pilot school established in the Los Angeles Unified School District at the middle school level.
Arredondo is passionate about increasing student access to technology and closing the digital divide, and is a tireless advocate for technology-based curriculum that prepare students to enter a global economy. Her goal is to make SFiAM a model of educational reform.
Currently, Arredondo is pursuing a Master of Science in Educational Administration and is a 2013 National Board Certified Teacher candidate. She is also part of the 2013 Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellowship and serves as the Vice President of SFiAM’s Governing Council. She is featured in the short documentary film TEACHED Vol.1: “The Blame Game,” and is a role model for young Latinas seeking to make a difference in their communities.
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