Biography
Myuriel earned an MAT and an MBA at UCI, and brings a wealth of experience to this position. She has both teaching and coaching experience in elementary schools, including seven years as a first and fourth grade teacher in a Spanish-English dual immersion school in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District and three years as a teacher on special assignment in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. In her role as a TOSA, she planned and facilitated professional learning experiences designed to help teachers develop pedagogical content knowledge and understanding of student thinking through an asset-based lens. Since graduating from UCI’s MAT + Credential program, Myuriel has been an active participant in professional organizations and contributed to research on equity in math practices.
Myuriel earned an MAT and an MBA at UCI, and brings a wealth of experience to this position. She has both teaching and coaching experience in elementary schools, including seven years as a first and fourth grade teacher in a Spanish-English dual immersion school in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District and three years as a teacher on special assignment in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District. In her role as a TOSA, she planned and facilitated professional learning experiences designed to help teachers develop pedagogical content knowledge and understanding of student thinking through an asset-based lens. Since graduating from UCI’s MAT + Credential program, Myuriel has been an active participant in professional organizations and contributed to research on equity in math practices.
