Logielyn Wasan, Director
I am proud to be a Director for LACTMA.
I am currently teaching 6th grade math within a self-contained classroom at Berendo Middle School, where our math department has been tremendously successful in raising our students’ CST scores in recent years. I have also personally welcomed the yearly challenge of my teaching schedule constantly changing on short notice: I have taught not only math, but science, ESL and English, social studies, art, and physical education within a span of four years. To succeed in this position I have had to exhibit immense flexibility, creativity, dedication, and the willingness to collaborate with other educators and understand our students’ needs–all of which are important attributes LACTMA’s director should embody. Because of my ever-changing position, I am bursting at the innovative seams to collaborate with you to design lessons which help our students master their math content and connect it to all disciplines.
Of course student achievement is not limited to the classroom, and not limited to math. I am extremely dedicated to helping our students succeed in every respect as exhibited by my extensive involvement at my middle school. Not only am I in close contact with my students and students’ families so as to better understand and correspondingly fulfill their academic and emotional needs, but in 2006 I began the intramural sports program to decrease the drop-out rate; I am head facilitator to my cores and teams group to help improve student writing and comprehension; am an active member of the shared decision making committee; involved in LACTMA, NSTA and the Congressional Youth Leadership Council; and assist my students in participating in community service learning projects.
I am immensely passionate about improving education as I am always in research and collaboration with my colleagues to discover ways to reduce–and ideally eliminate–the achievement gap. I am in the process of applying for my doctorate in education policy to further make this goal a reality. I am honored to work alongside the President and with you, my fellow educators, to help our students succeed not solely in math, but in all facets of life.