Category: Facilitator Spotlight

Cara Hale-Hanes has been sharing her love of chemistry and biology with high schoolers for 20 years. She is a National Board Certified teacher and has a master’s in chemistry. … Continue reading “Educator Spotlight: Cara Hale-Hanes”

Brooklyn Gross’s love for mathematics began when she was a child. She earned a degree in applied mathematics from the University of California, Los Angeles. She began her teaching career … Continue reading “Educator Spotlight: Brooklyn Gross”

Ana is a California native living in El Paso, Texas, with her husband and two daughters. The Kitselmans are a military family, so they have lived in several different locations.  … Continue reading “Educator Spotlight: Ana Kitselman”

Adam Tunney has a rich and varied background. He earned his master’s degree in secondary education and a single-subject teaching credential in English. At age 24, he began teaching at … Continue reading “Educator Spotlight: Adam Tunney”

iLEAD Learner Pursues Her Passion The iLEAD equestrian team participated in the Saddleseat and Western School League (SWSL) Show on February 9 at the LA Equestrian Center. SWSL is associated … Continue reading “Learner Spotlight: Makayla Kurfess”

A Fourth Grader with a Passion for Learning Fourth grader Liam Williamson joined iLEAD Online last year, and we are thrilled to hear from his parents and his facilitator, Katelyn … Continue reading “Learner Spotlight: Liam Williamson”

What a voice iLEAD learner Claire Stevens has! Not only can she sing, but she can write and produce music as well.  As a learner in Pamela VanVelsir’s Special-Projects English … Continue reading “Learner Spotlight: Claire Stevens”

Our fearless and caring English Department leader and English facilitator Kelly Vojdani has a new book of poetry coming out this January. We are proud of Kelly and are lucky … Continue reading “Facilitator Spotlight: Kelly Vojdani”

Rumor has it some of our learners would like to explore computer programming. Kahn Academy is a nonprofit that offers a wide assortment of instructional tools at no cost. They … Continue reading “Spotlight on Learning: Computer Programming”

Rumor has it some of our learners would like to explore computer programming. Kahn Academy is a nonprofit that offers a wide assortment of instructional tools at no cost. They … Continue reading “Spotlight on Learning: Computer Programming”