Staff


Jose Luis Ramirez, Jr.
Manager of Student Services
949-824-0693
jose.ramirez@uci.edu

Office Hours: Tuesdays 3pm-6pm or By Appointment

Jose joined the Cal Teach staff in October of 2007, after working at UC Berkeley for close to five years. His work experience includes four years with the Cal Corps Public Service Center as a Program Coordinator, three years with Destination: College AmeriCorps as Recruitment and Training Coordinator, and Coordinator and Summer Academy Director for the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA). Previous to working at Cal he served as an Academic Advisor for the LULAC National Educational Service Center in San Francisco, conducting outreach with high school and community college students. He oversees advising and support services offered through Cal Teach's Resource & Advising Center.


Carlos A. Santana
Program Coordinator
949-824-0691
carlos.santana@uci.edu

Office Hours: Thursdays 9am-12pm or By appointment

Carlos graduated from UCI in 2004 with a Biological Sciences degree and a minor in Education. His work experience includes 9 years at UCI. He has served several outreach programs at UCI such as CAMP, COSMOS, SAM, CTFMS, and MATHCOUNTS as well as held Undergraduate Affairs and Graduate Affairs positions in the departments of Mathematics and Neurobiology & Behavior, respectively. Currently, he provides advising and support services at the Cal Teach Resource and Advising Center. Please stop by and say hello!


Danielle Moncure
Peer Advisor
949-824-0689
pacaltch@uci.edu

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 1pm-3pm

Danielle is currently a fourth year math major with a minor in education. After graduating, she hopes to join the UCI Intern Teacher Credential Program and complete her training to become a high school math teacher. Her work experience includes two years as an assistant in the Kumon Math and Reading Program, one year of teaching as an after school assistant at Diamond Elementary, as well as math tutoring. Danielle is also a Cal Teach Scholar, having finished all three courses in the Cal Teach program working with students at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels. She is also proud to be the first ever Cal Teach peer advisor, and is looking forward to working with UCI students considering a career in education, and expanding the Cal Teach program on campus!

Vanessa Velador
Student Assistant
calteach@uci.edu

Vanessa is currently a sophomore double majoring in psychology and anthropology with a minor in education. She is a mentor in Women and Youth Supporting Each Other, or WYSE, a national mentoring organization dedicated to strengthening the lives and communities of women and girls of color. She is excited to make changes in people’s lives and hopes to gain more experience with youth.

Stephanie Chen
Webmaster
stephalc@uci.edu

Stephanie is currently a fourth year Cognitive Sciences major looking into the field of Education and making a difference. She has been involved with the Department of Education since last year and has been webdesigning since junior high. She is excited to make this website excellent in order to accurately represent this amazing and unique program for prospective teachers at UCI.

Course Instructors


Karajean Hyde
Course Instructor
949-824-4808
khyde@uci.edu

Office Hours: By Appointment

Karajean has been teaching undergraduate math and science teacher preparation courses at UCI for the past 6 years. She also currently serves as the co-director of the Irvine Math Project, providing professional development to current K-12 teachers. Karajean enjoys working with credential or 1st year teachers as well, as she is able to observe and assist them in their classrooms. Before coming to UCI, Karajean was a Santa Ana Middle School Math teacher for 8 years. She finds great reward in working with and helping students and teachers see that math is not only fun, but can make sense too! For Cal-Teach, Karajean co-instructs the seminars with Terry and arranges fieldwork placements in local, public schools.


Dr. Terry Shanahan
Course Instructor
949-824-2253
tshanaha@uci.edu

Office Hours: By Appointment

Dr. Terry Shanahan started her 22-year science education career teaching high school Chemistry and Physics in Southern California. She has served as a Co-Director of the California Science Project at Irvine since 1999 and has developed curriculum for PreK to grade 5 since 2000 using 5E lesson design with a special focus on English Learner strategies. Most recently she was the Elementary Teacher Leader Co-Director in Science for the UC Irvine National Science Foundation grant, FOCUS!. She has taught fieldwork seminar courses at UCI since 2000. Her doctoral dissertation was entitled "A Comparison Of Graphic And Visual Test Accommodations In Measuring Urban Fifth-Grade English Language Learners' Science Content Acquisition". Her research interests are preschool science instruction, assessment, and how English Learners communicate conceptual understanding.

Kris Houston
K-12 Master Teacher

949-824-0963 OR 949-824-1579

houstonk@uci.edu

Office Hours: T 9:00am-12:00pm & Th 12:00pm-3:00pm

Kris has been teaching high school mathematics for the past fourteen years in the Santa Ana Unified School District, most recently at Segerstrom Fundamental High School.  She has been a professional development provider with the Irvine Math Project since 2003, and is now a co-director at IMP providing professional development to K-12 teachers.  Kris will also be the new Master Teacher for Cal Teach at UCI and will be teaching seminars as well as placing students in fieldwork positions with Karajean and Terry.  She is really looking forward to remaining in the field of education, but in a very different and exciting venue. 

Academic Leadership


Dr. Sue Marshall

Cal Teach Co-Director

Director of Undergraduate Programs

Department of Education
949-824-3202
sue.marshall@uci.edu

Sue Marshall, Director of Undergraduate Programs in the UCI Department of Education, is a Co-Director for the UCI California Teach Science and Math Initiative. In this role, Dr. Marshall has enjoyed working collaboratively with faculty and staff from different departments to create new academic programs and courses that give UCI undergraduates an opportunity to start exploring and preparing for a teaching career. Dr. Marshall's interest in math and science education stems from her earlier research and development work at UCLA, Northwestern University, and UC Irvine, where she designed and studied technology-enhanced learning environments and curriculum to support math and science inquiry in elementary and middle school classrooms.


Dr. Michael Leon

Cal Teach Co-Director

Professor of Neurobiology & Behavior
Associate Dean, School of Biological Sciences
mleon@uci.edu

Dr. John Hemminger

Cal Teach Principal Investigator

Professor of Chemistry
Dean, School of Physical Sciences
jchemmin@uci.edu