I began my career as an educator in the Capistrano Unified School District where I taught English in middle and high school. On my commute to work, I would pass a high school in its infancy. I truly believed in my heart that I would teach there someday. I am in my 21st year as […]
Meet CRLP teacher leader Melissa Kruse Melissa is the 2024-2025 National District Teacher of the Year and serves as a lead primary educator at Lincoln Acres Elementary School. As a supportive wife and mother of two school aged children and daughter of an educator, Melissa has first hand experience with building strong family and school
Meet CRLP Teacher Leader, Kristin Watts Learn, change and improve are three words that define me as an educator of language development. I work in the San Diego Unified School District and for my first sixteen years, I gave students the skills, tools, strategies and practice to acquire English as a second language. Through the
Meet CRLP Teacher Leader Janine Campos Reading is a spark of joy and happiness for me now and for as long as I can remember. As a little girl I loved to go to the library, but when I came in contact with our school librarian she was like a fire extinguisher. She was mean.
Marisa is a transitional kindergarten teacher at Adobe Bluffs Elementary School, a Mandarin Immersion Program. Who she is as an educator: Meeting each and every one of my students as individuals who are bringing their whole set of cultural beliefs, language, values, and looking at myself to see how my biases influence my interactions with
Vesta is a 3rd-grade dual language Spanish teacher at Lilian J. Rice Elementary School in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. She has been a part of the CRLP community since 2020. Why the CRLP? The California Reading and Literature Project provides me with invaluable resources, tools, and a supportive community of educators who share
Ashley Trzcinski is a mother of two, and her role as a mom has played a significant part in shaping her teaching approach. When she looks at her students, she sees them as someone else’s children, and this perspective drives her desire to be the kind of teacher she hopes her own daughters will have.
“I actively participate in the California Reading and Literature Project (CRLP) to enhance my teaching, inspire my students, and empower them to become catalysts for positive change. The CRLP is truly progressive. I love the CRLP. The teacher leaders in the project create a safe space to express what we’re doing in the classroom, what
As an educator, I am known for my ability to cultivate meaningful connections with students, staff, and administrators. To me, the foundation of education lies in building a strong sense of community through authentic relationships. It is this philosophy that guides my work, and I owe it all to the California Reading and Literature Project
“The role CRLP has played in my career continues to evolve. I think that’s why I love it so much. It keeps me developing as an educator. “ Kathrina has been serving historically marginalized students for eighteen years. She has taught third through sixth grades and as she says, “Reading is my favorite thing.” Kathrina’s
