Salinas high school teacher leads roundtable discussion about the teaching profession

U.S. Department of Education Teaching Ambassador Fellow and Salinas High School biology teacher Juan A. Govea will lead a roundtable discussion by Salinas Valley teachers on elevating the teaching profession, at Salinas High School Wednesday

The roundtable will offer an opportunity for local teachers to share with the department their ideas, experience, feedback and insight on how to elevate the teaching profession and support student learning.

Govea is one of 16 teachers selected to be a 2011 Teaching Ambassador Fellow after a rigorous competition among hundreds of applicants across the country. He continues to teach fulltime while serving as a resource to the U.S. Department of Education, helping local school districts understand federal policy, while representing the needs and interests of his community to policy officials in Washington, D.C.