Hello, I am Tyrone. I am currently enrolled in National Universities’ Single Subject teaching credential program well as the Masters in Educational Leadership program. I currently reside in the Northern California area, in the Sacramento region. I completed my undergraduate studies at California State University, Sacramento where I majored in history. My most current research as revolved around the educational systems in World War II Japanese Incarceration Camps.  In my free time, I enjoy sports, particularly baseball (#BEAT LA) and college football (GO DAWGS!). I also enjoy traveling and spending time with my family.

I chose the field of education because I enjoy working with youth and hope to help young adults prepare for and succeed in college. I am a firm believer that EVERYONE is “college material” and can develop a passion and love for learning if provided with the right opportunities.  As a teacher, I hope to provide my student with the opportunities necessary to develop this passion and love for learning.

I currently work as an intervention teacher at a charter school, where I can assist struggling students to correct course and progress towards graduation and life after high school.  Through my work, I can spark the flames of learning and education as I work with students who have had very little success in school. We stoke theses sparks as we set and work towards goals, and focus on the future beyond this period of life called high school.

For a recent professional development activity at work, my employer had us all take the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) assessment test. The results were interesting as I discovered my preferences were ISTJ (Introversion, Sensing, Thinking and Judging). None of these preferences were a surprise and as I attempted the personality test recommended through this class the results were very similar. Looking at the results and their effect on my decision to become a Social Science teacher it is easy to see the correlation. According to the test, I learn best in a concrete sequential style and prefer to learn things that have practical applications that are useful now.  I also prefer to get things done steadily and on schedule and enjoy having things at the right place at right time. To me this all screams history, I love to work with historical documents and events trying to relate them to today. It is my hope to get my students to do the same. 

I recognize that my personality and learning styles will have a tremendous effect on my students. However, I feel that my personality will not hamper my students from learning.  Because as I develop lesson plans, lectures, and activities it is my student’s personalities and learning styles are considered and applied to the lessons. As I become better and better at preparing learning and lesson plans, I suspect and hope that my personal learning styles and personality will adapt to the most effective style for my students. I know this is a process but, I feel it is a process I will enjoy.