Michele started her career as a middle school educator in the Los Angeles Unified School District in 1994. She was a 2017 LAUSD Teacher of the Year as well as a 2017 Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year. She currently teaches Advanced Honors English for the Humanities grades 7-8 and English Language Development courses. Michele is passionate about enabling students to recognize and respond to language and actions that fall into one or more of the stages of genocide as a means of ensuring they understand the importance of civic engagement and develop a willingness to work to construct a freer, more just future for all. She has been a member of the California Teachers Collaborative for Holocaust and Genocide Education since 2023.
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