Professor
San Francisco State University
Originally from Los Angeles and educated in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Maika Watanabe is a Professor in the Department of Secondary Education at San Francisco State University. Maika teaches Teaching for Equity in Secondary Schools in the single-subject teacher credential program. In addition to this seminar, Maika enjoys supervising student teachers in middle and high schools around the Bay Area, providing feedback on areas of strength and areas to grow. Maika also teaches a research seminar for students working towards their MA in Secondary Education.
Before arriving at SF State in 2003, she earned her teaching credential and taught middle school social studies and high school history in California and North Carolina. She also taught education courses for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley, and supervised student teachers at Mills College.
Maika has conducted research on tracking and detracking, high-stakes accountability policies, a teacher inquiry group, and Complex Instruction in math and science classrooms. Maika is the author of "Heterogenius" Classrooms: Detracking Math and Science. A Look at Groupwork in Action., published in 2012 by Teachers College Press.
(Group 8) AI in Credential Assignments: Student-perceived Possibilities and Limitations
Friday, February 21, 2025
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PST