Ben Vallejo
Email: mrviscool@aol.com
Web page: www.vallejo.isgenius.com
Experience
Adjunct
Professor, Biological Sciences
August 1998-Present
Moorpark College, Ventura County Community College District
7075 Campus Road/ Moorpark CA 93021/ (805) 378-1400/ FAX:
(805) 378-1499
Dean: Floyd Martin, Math
& Science
Course: Biology 1—Principles of Biology
National Board
Certified Teacher, AYA/Science
Mentor Teacher, Secondary Sciences
Professional Clear
Single-Subject Credentials,
Life Sciences & Physical Sciences with Biological
Sciences Supplemental, exp. March 2007
July 1998-Present
Chatsworth High School, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
10027 Lurline Avenue/
Chatsworth CA 91311/ (818) 341-6211/ FAX: (818) 709-6952
Principal: Dan Wyatt
Courses: Advanced
Placement Environmental Science, Marine Biology,
Honors
Biology, Integrated Science 2 and 3, Biology
September
1996-June 1998 Los Angeles Zoo Animal
Studies/ Biological Sciences
Magnet at North Hollywood High School, LAUSD
5231 Colfax Avenue/
North Hollywood CA 91601/ (213) 660-0165/ FAX: (213) 660-3419
Magnet Coordinator: Linda Gill 1996-1997 Ecology
1996-1998
Integrated Sciences 1 (ICS/SS&C) 1997-1998 Invert. Zoology
1996-1998
Environmental Studies 1997-1998 AP Biology
1997-1998
Physical & Earth Sciences (Summer, Chatsworth HS)
September 1986-August
1996 Reseda Senior High School, LAUSD
18230 Kittridge St./
Reseda CA 91335/ (818) 342-6186/ FAX:(818) 776-0452
Principal: Robert
Kladifko, Ph.D.
1991-1996
Integrated Sciences 1, 2, & 3
(ICS/SS&C)
LA-SI
District Coordinator, 1996 1995-1996 Humanitas
Science
1988-1995
Advanced Placement Biology 1986-92 Biology
1992,1996
Chemistry/ Advanced Placement Chemistry
1989-1990 Physical Science
1991-1993
Marching Band Director 1986-1990 Life
Science
Education 1991-1995
MS, Biology, CSUN: 3.76 GPA
1988-1989 Postbaccalaureate study, Biochemistry, CSLA:
3.8 GPA
1986-1988 Clear Credential, LAUSD Teacher Intern
Program
1982-1986 BS, Biology, UCLA
Activities
2000-Present National
Board Certified Teacher, National Board
for Professional Teaching Standards, AYA/Science.
1995-Present Mentor Teacher. Provide guidance
to first-year emergency credential and district intern teachers. Conduct
teacher-training workshops and support groups.
1992-1998 Consultant, California Dept. of
Education, Golden State Exam Development
Team:
Developed questions for the 1993-1997 GSE exams in biology and coordinated
science; developed, constructed, field-tested performance-based assessment
tasks.
1997 Reviewer, Modern Biology,
1999 ed. Reviewed and critiqued twelve chapters in invertebrate and vertebrate
zoology.
1997 Field Test Teacher, National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards Accomplished High School Science Teacher Assessment
1993-97 Fellow, National Science Foundation
(NSF) Research Directors Program, CSUN
1990-97 Judge, California State Science
Fair: Committee Chair, Junior Zoology,
1995
1996-97 Committee Member, California State
Challenge Schools Standards: Life Science Task
Force, Evolution Subcommittee
1996 District Coordinator, Integrated/Coordinated Science, Los Angeles
Systematic Initiative (LA-SI).
Responsible for in-servicing science departments in San Fernando Valley
and West LA areas and providing curricular and logistical support for
implementation of ICS curriculum.
1993-96 Reader, Golden State Examination,
Biology
1995-96 Committee Member, LAUSD Science
Standards Assessment Development
1996 Presenter, LAUSD Cluster 8 Colloquium:
“Constructivism: What is it?”
1995 Committee Member, Grant Selection
Committee, LAUSD MASTRR grants
1995 Judge,
Los Angeles County Science Fair, Junior Zoology Division
1995 Presenter, UCLA Project Issues: “The
L.A. River: Lessons in Erosion”
1995 Presenter, Cluster 6 Colloquium
“Constructivism in Math and Science Classrooms”
1994 Participant, Cal Tech Science and Technology Center for Molecular
Biology Summer Institute: One of ten selected from Los Angeles/ Pasadena area
1994 Presenter, National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) National
Convention: Fish Stories: Using Marine Science in an Integrated Science
Curriculum
1994 Presenter, California Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Statewide
Conference: Fish Stories: Using Marine Science in an Integrated Science
Curriculum
1992-93 Steering Committee, Marine Science
Teacher Education Program, UCLA
1990 Field Test Teacher, Globe Biology,
Field-tested pre-publication version of text.
1988-92 Fellow, NSF Advances in Biological
Sciences Program, CSUN
1987,91, Committee Member, LAUSD Textbook &
Software Evaluation Committee,
95 Physical & Earth Science (1987,95) and
Integrated Science (1991)
Grants
1997 Toyota
USA: “Biotechnology in the Secondary Science Classroom”
1996 Toyota
USA: “Consumer Chemistry in the Integrated Science Classroom”
1996 LAUSD
Cluster 6 Call to Action: “Integrated Science: Science for All Students”
1994,95 Eisenhower
MASTRR Team: $18,000 to improve science curriculum
1994 Toyota
USA: “The Earth as Our Laboratory”
1994 Eisenhower
MASTRR Radix: Allowed networking through BBS
1993 Toyota
USA: “Using Marine Science to Integrate the Sciences”
1993 Science:
Scope, Sequence, and Coordination (SS&C) Re-funding Grant
1993 Eisenhower
MASTRR: NSTA National Convention attendance
