This is Mr. Vallejo's web page for science classes at Chatsworth High School in the Los Angeles Unified High School District. Chatsworth is located in the northeast corner of the San Fernando Valley in sunny southern California. Downtown Los Angeles is located just 30 miles to the southeast.
Ben Vallejo is an adjunct professor of biology at Moorpark College, as well as one of the forty-nine National Board Certified Teachers in secondary science (AYA/Science) in the state of California. The total number of NBCTs in the state in all areas is 1309, as of January 2002. Nationwide, there are over 16,000 NBC Teachers. Mr. Vallejo’s area of expertise is in the area of performance-based assessment of the California state science content standards, as he has worked as a consultant for the California Department of Education on the statewide Golden State Examination. In addition to his current assignments, Mr. Vallejo has spent his seventeen years as an educator at Reseda High School and the North Hollywood High School Animal Studies/Biological Science Zoo Magnet Center at the Los Angeles Zoo. Mr. Vallejo is also a mentor/master teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District. He is on the faculty at Chatsworth Senior High School, where he teaches biology (honors, college-preparatory, and sheltered), marine biology, and advanced physical science.
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Advanced Placement Environmental Science
Other useful resources:
California state science content standards
Alignment of Curriculum with the California state science content standards
Chatsworth High School Home Page
Library Resources, including SIRS, Facts.com, and the LA Times newsbank
UCLA Athletics—Go Bruins, Beat the Trojans!!!
Chatsworth High School Filpino Club Home Page
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