Megan Anderson

Megan Anderson is a middle school educator and social science seventh grade lead in Salinas, California. With a background in political science and ethnic studies she approaches her instruction with a focus on impact, power, equity, and civic action. This has been shown through her leadership in the classroom, at her site, and within the district where she is known for working to push the social sciences to fully embrace the new framework. She is also one of the original coordinators for WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) a program that promotes leadership, agency, and civic responsibility. Megan has also been certified as a National Geographic Certified Educator for creating lessons that look at history from all levels, from multiple content lenses, and to partake in a civic awareness project about preserving cultures. She is committed to continue to grow as a professional and to reach as many students as possible to see the impact they have on the world and to empower them to take action to make this world a better place.

Megan Anderson is a middle school educator and social science seventh grade lead in Salinas, California. With a background in political science and ethnic studies she approaches her instruction with a focus on impact, power, equity, and civic action. This has been shown through her leadership in the classroom, at her site, and within the district where she is known for working to push the social sciences to fully embrace the new framework. She is also one of the original coordinators for WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) a program that promotes leadership, agency, and civic responsibility. Megan has also been certified as a National Geographic Certified Educator for creating lessons that look at history from all levels, from multiple content lenses, and to partake in a civic awareness project about preserving cultures. She is committed to continue to grow as a professional and to reach as many students as possible to see the impact they have on the world and to empower them to take action to make this world a better place.

Gabriella Rubino

Gabriella Rubino is a middle school educator and social science department chair in Salinas, California. With a background in theater and film, she centered her MA thesis on the incorporation environmental messaging in children's animated films from the early 2000s. An educator for almost a decade, Gabriella's passion for helping students recognize their impact on society, especially how they can positively impact the environment, is apparent throughout that time. As a WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) co-coordinator, she endeavors to bring action civics to eighth graders by uplifting student agency to empower them to make a difference not just in their school community, but in the larger Salinas community as well. Last year, Gabriella became a National Geographic Certified Educator by asking students to complete a civic action project to address the lingering environmental damage as a result of the Columbian Exchange and Age of Conquest.

Gabriella Rubino is a middle school educator and social science department chair in Salinas, California. With a background in theater and film, she centered her MA thesis on the incorporation environmental messaging in children's animated films from the early 2000s. An educator for almost a decade, Gabriella's passion for helping students recognize their impact on society, especially how they can positively impact the environment, is apparent throughout that time. As a WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) co-coordinator, she endeavors to bring action civics to eighth graders by uplifting student agency to empower them to make a difference not just in their school community, but in the larger Salinas community as well. Last year, Gabriella became a National Geographic Certified Educator by asking students to complete a civic action project to address the lingering environmental damage as a result of the Columbian Exchange and Age of Conquest.