Marisa Thompson is an educator living and working in Southern California and considers herself the luckiest person. She has a family she adores, friends who are family, and a life of variety, fun, and joy.
Marisa has an M.A. in Teacher Education and more than a dozen years of classroom experience teaching various levels of English including AP, Honors, College Prep, Remedial English, and Transitional English for English Learners. As a member of her district's Modern Learning Spaces, OER, Digital Portfolios, and ELA vertical teams, she helps assess success and develop curriculum and environmental goals for the secondary level as well as K-12. She is also an online instructor for the University of San Diego, a designated cooperating teacher for a CSU credential program, and a guest collaborator for a credential program at a private university.
Besides teaching, Marisa has worked as a coach and club advisor, and has traveled with students on educational trips to Greece, Turkey, Peru, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Traveling internationally since she was nine, she's been fortunate enough to visit more than twenty countries and nearly every continent.
She believes in the power of education, the transformative effects of travel, and the joy the unexpected can bring. Her children and students prove to her each day we can be optimistic about our future and she is grateful to be a part of their lives.
Follow Marisa @MarisaEThompson
Social Reintegration Series with Katrina Waidelich
Social Reintegration Series with Joe Erpelding
Social Reintegration Series with Travis Sevilla
Social Reintegration Series with Principal Jerry Jones
Social Reintegration Series with Alani Staples
223 Designing a School for Wellness -- An Interview with Brett Killeen from Canyon Crest Academy
222 For the Sake of Kids - Modeling & Demonstrating
221 For the Sake of Kids - Care through Coaching
220 For the Sake of Kids - Storytelling
219 For the Sake of Kids - Validation
218 For the Sake of Kids - Seeking to Understand
217 For the Sake of Kids - Challenge & Nurture
216 For the Sake of Kids - Breaking the Plane
215 Matt Bishop LMFT -- Engaging Student Anxiety Effectively
214 Uncommon Assemblies for Culture Change with Donte Allen
213 Clearly Seeing Your School Culture
212 Cultural Architecture for Flourishing Schools with Brad Lichtman
211 Tracy Yates -- Cultivating Gratitude is Not That Hard
210 Shannon Alberts & Corrie Myers -- The Genius in Every Student
209 Leigh Cambra -- Guiding Students to Purpose Through Service
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