About Me
Hello! I am Mrs. Myers and this is my 18th year of teaching. I have taught most of the social science classes grades 7-12 but am currently teaching US History and AP US History. In addition to teaching, I served as the JV Girls Swim Coach at CHS for two seasons. I also coached boys swimming and girls JV water polo in the past. I am very passionate about history, having visited 49 states (missing North Dakota) and all 7 continents. I take my digital camera everywhere I go!
Education
- MA in Education - Curriculum & Instruction, Concordia University Irvine, 2008
- Single Subject Social Science Credential, Cal State Universtity Long Beach, 2000
- BA in Political Science, University of Arizona, 1992
Awards
- TVEA OVATION! Recipient, Fall 2017
- 2017 Excellence Award, Inland Empire Council for the Social Studies
- 2012 High School Teacher of the Year, California Council for the Social Studies
- 2012 Excellence Award, Inland Empire Council for the Social Studies
- Teacher of the Month, May 2012
- 2010 Leadership Award, Rancho Vista High School
Professional Development
- San Gabriel Valley CUE Conference, 2017
- Constitution Day Conference, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, 2017
- RCOE Google Educators Summer Camp, 2017
- CUE (Computer Using Educators) Rockstar, 2017
- An Exploration in History & Social Science: A 21st Century Shift, 2017
- History Teacher Leader Network, 2016-2018
- Google Educators Summit, 2015-2016
- EdCamp Long Beach, 2015
- Writing is the New Black, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, 2015
- Advanced Placement US History, AP College Board, 2014
- Project Based Learning, Buck Institute for Education, 2014
- Playdate LA (Educational Technology), 2014
- EdCampOC (Educational Technology), 2014
- HB Tech Fest (Educational Technology), Huntington Beach Unified School District, 2014
- Energy & Environmental Policy, Presidential Timeline Institute, 2013
- Environment & the Economy, Foundation for Teaching Economics, 2012
- 21st Century Scholars of American History, Teaching American History Grant, 2011-2016
- California on My Honor Civics Institute, 2011
- Economics for Leaders, Foundation for Teaching Economics, 2011
- The Richest Hills: Mining in the Far West 1880-1920, National Endowment for the Humanities, 2011
- One Nation: Many Faiths, Teaching American History Grant, 2010-2011
- Stony the Road We Trod: Alabama's Role in the Modern Civil Rights Movement, National Endowment for the Humanities, 2010
- Pearl Harbor: History, Memory & Memorial, National Endowment for the Humanities, 2009
- Great Depression, World War II & the American West, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, 2008
- AVID Summer Seminar, 2004
- Abolition & the Underground Railroad, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, 2001
Professional Memberships/Affiliations
- History Teacher Leader Network, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
- Inland Empire Council for the Social Studies
- California Council for the Social Studies
- National Council for the Social Studies