Globaloria

Teresa Valdez, Globaloria Teacher

Teresa Valdez is the sixth grade Globaloria teacher at East Austin College Prep Academy. After earning a Bachelor of Science Degree in Radio-TV-Film from the University of Texas, she served two and a half years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bolivia, working in a rural school training teachers in new teaching methods. This is her first year at EACPA and fifth year teaching. She has previously taught bilingual fifth grade and high school math.

Nyssa Arcos Evans, Globaloria Teacher

Nyssa Arcos Evans has been a teacher with East Austin College Prep Academy since 2010. She began as the 7th grade Globaloria teacher for the 2010-2011 school year. This year she is teaching not only seventh but also eighth grade Globaloria which is a social network for learning game design. Globaloria was established by the World Wide Workshop Foundation and East Austin College Prep is proud to be the first school in Texas to pilot the program. Students learn about the game design process through project-based activities, programming and research. They design original web-games focused on a social issue or math, science, and civics. Prior to joining EACPA, Nyssa taught K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade bilingual. Nyssa participated in a Model Technology Pilot utilizing Promethean Technologies in the classroom with Pflugerville ISD. Students achieved high levels of academic success in math and science, due largely in part to the use of technology. In addition, she participated in a pilot of the ST Math & Music program of the MIND Research Institute. In 2009, Nyssa was one of thirteen teachers nationwide to be named a Great Books Great Teacher by the Great Books Foundation. She holds a B.S. from Texas Christian University and an M.S. in Education Media Design & Technology from Full Sail University.