Educators, not robots

Good Morning! This is Rosalie and I have an important announcement about the show. Teaching has always been a difficult job, and even more so this year because of the impact the pandemic has had on the school system and on the families of students and educators alike. At this time, many school districts are in the process of transitioning from virtual learning to on-campus learning in response to California’s Blueprint for a Safer ...

Rosalie Sauceda grew up in San Joaquin County, graduating high school and the Army JROTC program in Manteca, CA. Upon graduation, she enlisted in the Army Reserves in response to the terrorist attacks on 9/11.  She later enrolled in classes at San Jose State University to pursue her bachelor’s degree and a Commission as an Army Officer. 

After separating from the military, Rosalie inspired her husband to also leave the military so...

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Daniel Rios also known by his students as: Mr. Rios, Rios, Jefecito, or Rivers man. Mr. Rios has been teaching for 9 years and is currently out of the K-12 classroom and is now teaching adults with disabilities, but he primarily taught History and Social Studies at a charter organization for grades 6-12. He started in the Community College system and attended San Joaquin Delta College. He then transferred to Sac State ...

Ashley Lowe is in her 5th year of being a Deaf & Hard of Hearing (DHH) Specialist and she is also an American Sign Language professor at the University of Pacific in Stockton, California, and a mother of 5! Currently, she is the first and ONLY profoundly deaf instructor in the Special Education program in the Stockton Unified School District, and in San Joaquin County. She teaches and maintains a caseload with students from the DHH...

Akilah Jeffery, aka A.A. Jeffery, aka Dr. Jeffery, aka Ms. Jeffery….that’s right! This teacher has worn and still wears a couple of hats. She is an Oakland, CA native who was raised in a family of educators. Growing up, she remembers being in her parents’ classrooms, even sometimes helping out with setting up lessons and organizing graded work. Even during her undergrad at UC Berkeley she continued to work in K-6 classrooms as a cl...

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Jordan Jimenez, known by his students as Mr. Jimenez works at Cesar Chavez High School in Stockton, CA and is in his 5th year of teaching. He teaches English Language Arts for high school Juniors and Seniors and AVID for Juniors. He is also the advisor of the CCHS Gender and Sexualities Alliance. He attended Fillmore Elementary school, Hamilton Middle School, and Chavez High School (where he now works!). He was a H...

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Linda Peña, known by her students as Ms. Peña. Ms. Peña has been a teacher for 7 years and teaches 7th grade Science and 7th grade AVID at Sylvan Middle School in Citrus Heights, CA. She earned her B.S. in Nutrition Science at UC Davis, her single subject teaching credential and BCLAD in Spanish at Sacramento State University and her Master of Educational Entrepreneurship at the University of the Pacific. Ms. Peña is...

Introducing... ​Ms. Jodie Hokenson has been a Montessori Early Childhood Educator for 30 years in the Sacramento and Stockton area. She earned her AA in Early Childhood Education at San Joaquin Delta College, her Montessori Credential from the National Center for Montessori Education, and a Director Certification from Humphrey’s College. Because Montessori pedagogy requires that children be allowed to work at their own pace in all ...

Episode 1 is our interview with Mr. Stephen Torres-Esquer: SPED teacher and ability advocate. It is our longest interview, but full of insightful discussions about disability education, entertainment as activism, and the people who help keep teachers motivated. 

If you would like to learn more about Mr. Stephen, check out our blog post about him at our website. There you can find his bio, socials, and website information. 

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