Juan is an elementary public school teacher in Texas. Since he was a kid, he knew teaching would be a future chapter in his life. If you were to rummage through old family photos, you’d quickly find pictures of Juan holding a book or attempting to teach his younger brothers something new. Juan pursued this dream and obtained a B.A. in interdisciplinary studies at the University of Houston.
With over ten years of classroom experience in first, second, third and fourth grade, he has learned that in order to create a nurturing classroom experience, educators must put students before everything else they do in the classroom. Juan believes that educators are most successful when we listen to what students need and who they are. In the last few years, Juan has used social media to share his ideas and love for literacy with other educators. This platform has given Juan various opportunities like blogging for publishing media giant Scholastic Inc., speaking at various education conferences, and traveling with BBT Edventures to Australia, London, and New Zealand!
His mission through this work is to spotlight the great work all educators are doing in classrooms and to inspire everyone to read more books!
