Haydee Rodriguez
USIP was created in the 70s to promote peace and conflict resolution internationally. This agency of the US government has 13 international offices that work on promoting peaceful conflict resolution. Ms. Rodriguez teaches one of only 6 demonstration units in the US to her high school students that utilize the methods used abroad. She will show the basics of the presentation
Ms. Haydee Rodriguez, NBCT
Haydee Rodriguez is a bilingual and bicultural high school teacher with over 23 years in the classroom. She received her bachelor’s in history from San Diego State University and earned a graduate degree in education from Stanford University, in 2002. As a graduate student at Stanford, she participated in the founding of East Palo Alto High School, an urban college-prep, student-centered/teacher-led school. In 2005, she became a National Board Certified Teacher and has worked tirelessly to increase the teacher’s voice at the local, state, and national levels. Although her specialization is in history, she has also taught Theater, AP Spanish Language and Literature, AP Government, ELD, and is currently teaching World History, AVID, and Journalism. Her classroom has been featured in Annenberg’s Media “Culture and Learning” as an example of culturally responsive teaching.
In 2014, Rodriguez was appointed by Governor Brown to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, where she chaired the Educator Preparation Committee and served as liaison to the Committee on Accreditation for six years. She also served on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards from 2009 until 2017. In addition, she has served on the NPBTS’ Standards Committee for Social Studies/History, the CAEP Commission, and the NEA’s Commission on Transforming Teaching.
Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Ms. Rodriguez to the CA State Board of Education, she has served for over a year.
In 2016, she was named Stanford GSE Alumni of Excellence. She was also named Woman of the Year by both her Assembly member, Eduardo Garcia (2016), and state Senator Ben Hueso (2020) for her commitment to equity, access, and social justice in education. In 2001, she received the Governor’s Teaching Fellowship, and was named NCSS Student Teacher of the Year. In 2008, she was named ACSA of Imperial County Teacher of the Year and was selected by Rotary International to represent Southern California in Ghana and Togo.
As an International Leader in Education (ILEP), she represented the U.S. for a month as an educational ambassador in Brazil/ She was also sponsored by the Transatlantic Outreach Program to visit East and West Germany to study their educational system, apprentice programs, and opportunities for immigrants.
Ms. Rodriguez was selected to represent California as the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) Peace Teacher - 2021-22.