CS Teaching Excellence Award

Congratulations to Maria Camarena, winner of a 2020 CS Teaching Excellence Award. The Computer Science Teachers Association bestows this annual award on CS teachers who inspire students to explore the computer science field; engage students in learning rigorous standards-aligned, computer science content; and broaden participation of underrepresented students in computing. Maria joined MƒA Los Angeles in 2019, as part of our second cohort of Master Teachers in Computer Science. We extend our warmest congratulations to Maria on this achievement.

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Teacher of the Year

Congratulations to Leslie Hicks, who was named as a Los Angeles Unified School District Teacher of the Year for 2019. Leslie is a Master Teacher Fellow and has been with MƒA Los Angeles since 2015.  A former Peace Corps volunteer, Leslie began her teaching career in 2006. She is known as a talented and innovative teacher who has an authentic passion for teaching and seeing her students grow. We sincerely congratulate Leslie on this well-deserved honor.

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USC Rossier magazine

There is great story in the Spring/Summer 2019 issue of the USC Rossier School of Education magazine. Check out the MƒA story or see the entire issue.

Master Teacher Fellows
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Teacher Fellows* and Early Career Fellows

*The last cohort of Teacher Fellows started in 2014; we are no longer accepting applications for that fellowship.