Linda Yaron is a faculty member of the University of Southern California. As a National Board Certified Teacher in Los Angeles, she has worked to increase opportunities for students to thrive, particularly around areas of mental and physical health, college access, and school and community partnerships.
Linda received dual Bachelor of the Arts degrees in World Literature and Human Development from the University of California, San Diego, where she worked at the Laboratory of Comparative Human Cognition. She also earned dual Master’s in Education degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles Teacher Education Program and Principal’s Leadership Institute. She holds teaching credentials in English Language Arts, Physical Education, and Health.
Linda has been awarded the opportunity to participate in various national and international programs, including serving as a U.S. Department of Education Teaching Ambassador Fellow, and representative in the U.S. State Department Teachers for Global Classrooms Program in India and Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Project in Brazil. As an educator, she has coordinated various projects including a presentation and showcase of student art at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C., a student photography exhibition with The Getty Center, and mental health school and community partnerships.
Articles
Pedagogy:
- Five Tips for Real-World Teaching and Learning
- Student Identity Through the Arts
- A Practical Guide to Evidence-Based Writing Across Subject Areas
Teaching and Learning Structures:
- Building Bridges By Reconceptualizing Teacher Time
- Restructure Time to Transform Teacher Preparation
- The Five Ws of Quality Professional Development
- The 10 Key Elements of Transformational Coaching
- Extreme Classroom Makeover: Technology Edition
Mental, Emotional, and Physical Supports:
- Helping Students Build Mental and Physical Resiliency
- Mindfulness in the Classroom: A How-To Guide
- Meeting the whole needs of the child and school
- Developing Student-Support Networks
- Ten Ways to Pump Up the Volume on Student Leadership
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