1. A Professor’s Life Marisol Clark-Ibáñez, Ph.D. Department of Sociology CSUSM

2. In the Beginning  Born in Lima, Perú  Spanish first language  Peace Corp dad, Peruvian writer mama  K – 12 in the United States (Northern CA)  UCSD – Literature Major, Sociology Minor  UC Davis – MA and PhD (8 years!)  CSUSM since 2003  Assistant Professor  Associate Professor / Graduate Coordinator

3. Teaching  12 classes  Here are my undergraduate courses  101 Intro  203 Child ~ 204 Relationships  361 Qualitative Methods ~ 345 Latino Comm  403 Children Rights (global) ~ 413 Education  Graduate courses too…

4. Research Interests  Children  Immigration  Education  Teaching & Learning  Visual Methods (photo-elicitation interviews)  Relationships  Newer areas: Courts and Law / Media Studies

5. Committees & Service

6. Time Spent at Work?

7. “For Reals” – time a work  Mondays and Wednesdays: teaching and preparing and meeting students  Tuesdays, Thursdays Fridays: meetings, meetings, meetings; grading and preparing for classes; research (data collection, writing)  Everyday…  5am – 8am: kid time  5pm – 9pm: family time  9pm – midnight: finish the day’s work

8. Teaching Style  “Shepherd”  Coach  Storytelling  Boundaries  Pet peeves  Starting point: your learning is my top priority

9. Why I Loved College  Learning new things  Meeting new people  Being challenged  Being mentored  Reading meaningful work  Thinking ~ Analysis  Changing ~ Enhancing my worldview

10. Your Turn - Freewrite  Your educational autobiography  Why did you come to college?  What were your parents’ experiences with school, college?  Your siblings’ experiences with school, college?  Where do you see yourself in 10 years?  How have educators helped or hindered you? What were messages you received from teachers or counselors about college?

11. Next Steps  Take your free write and type it up  Submit it to Cougar Courses by next class  By the end of this unit, you will be analyzing your own educational experience using a sociological perspective.  Congratulations on your first day of class!