Ray Lopez, Social Studies Teacher at La Habra High School

With many K-12 schools going back to some form of in-person teaching, we have a conversation with a veteran social studies teacher (and soon-to-be graduate of our MS in Educational Technology Program at CSUF) Ray Lopez of La Habra High School about the challenges and successes of teaching and learning in this environment. Ray shares his experience of teaching in a hybrid-environment where he works to engage his in-person and remote students. We also have a conversation with Ray about how he integrates student-choice to deliver student-centered learning experiences. He provides advice on how to integrate student-choice into the classroom.

Bio. Ray has taught United States History at La Habra High School for the past 26 years. Along the way, he has coached multiple varsity sports, presented at numerous conferences, served as a technology lead on his campus, and been a lead instructor for the UCLA History-Geography Project. In 2014 the National History Day program selected Ray as their California Teacher of the Year, and in 2017 he was selected Teacher of the Year by the Fullerton Joint Union High School District. Ray suffers from the divine curse of collecting.

You can follow Ray on Twitter at @histcoach