About  Mrs.  Celestre​

Professional
​Background

•Second year teaching second grade
•Previously worked as the STEAM Teacher on Special Assignment (ToSA) at Oster
•Previously taught 4th and 5th grades at Carlton Elementary, also a Technology Teacher Leader
•Krause Center of Innovation MERIT '15 Fellow
•SCCOE, PBL, Design Thinking & Digital Storytelling Cohorts
•Leading Edge Certified Digital Educator, Cognitive Coaching certified
•B.A. Liberal Studies from San Francisco State University
•Teaching Credential and Master’s degree in Education, specializing in Best Practices, from National University

Personal Background & Interests

•Born and raised in San Jose
•Married to Brien and mother to Adella
•Dog (and cat) Lover- My dog is named Dotty, and my cat's name is Lunchbox. 
​•Played softball growing up & pitched at SFSU
•Avid reader
​•Technology Tinkerer
•Lover of traveling, the great outdoors (especially anywhere in the Sierra Nevada mountains), and spending time with friends & family