david miyashiro

Athlete, Change Agent, Concerned citizen, Designer, Educator/Teacher, Event planner, Idea generator, Parent, Policy maker, Public servant

Dr. David Miyashiro currently serves as Superintendent of The Cajon Valley Union School District. David was named 2016 Superintendent of the Year by ACSA (Association of California School Administrators), Region 18. Cajon Valley has undergone a seamless transition to the digital age. https://youtu.be/_oAoTdQ80XI Through inclusive planning, design, and an iterative approach, Cajon Valley has achieved system-wide success with blended and personalized learning for all students. https://youtu.be/uOH3QgibHVc Cajon Valley has been dubbed "One to Watch" by The Classroom of the Future Foundation and has earned both local and national recognition for its leadership in transforming public education. In 2015, The Cajon Valley Union School District was inducted by Digital Promise into The League of Innovative Schools, a bipartisan nonprofit, authorized by Congress in 2008 as the National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies through Section 802 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act, signed into law by President George W. Bush. This distinction ranks Cajon Valley in the top 73 US school districts for innovation and digital learning. https://youtu.be/STqrFOy1DWk David believes the role and impact of public educators go far beyond the classroom walls. "In order to keep pace with the rapidly changing world, our systems of public education both in California and the United States must be in a constant state of evolution.” In the spirit of TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) and “Ideas Worth Spreading”, the Cajon Valley Union School District launched the first district-wide TEDx and TED Ed Club in the United States. David was invited by the TED organization to the first cohort of TIES (TED Innovate Educators) This partnership has allowed all students in Cajon Valley access to a robust and personalized curriculum designed by the TED ED team that empowers kids to learn how to give TED-like talks. https://youtu.be/-5szbGx6Hsg Cajon Valley brings the entire community together at its’ annual TEDxKids@ElCajon https://youtu.be/-bWW8W0nI6s to celebrate children and “Ideas Worth Spreading” that may in some way, shape, or form...improve the human condition. One of the most prolific ideas Cajon Valley has brought to fruition is the district-wide partnerships with Code.Org and Code To The Future to bring Computer Science to all students in the Cajon Valley Union School District. All student in Cajon Valley Schools engage with Code.Org and computer programming beginning in Kindergarten. Cajon Valley has also launched the first K-5 Computer Science Magnet Schools in the US. https://youtu.be/nGeHncIiQI8 David formerly served as the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services for the Encinitas Union School District. In this role he designed and implemented a one to one digital learning initiative http://ww2.eusd.net/about/Pages/eusd-1to1.aspx as well as a comprehensive yoga-based health and wellness program. http://forhealthyhabits.com David served as a Principal in the Fullerton and East Whittier School Districts. There he led two Title I schools with challenging demographics successfully out of program improvement status with a combined API growth of over 240 points. David completed his doctoral studies at UCLA, Masters of Education at Grand Canyon University, and Bachelor’s Degree at Long Beach State University.

Teachers are heroes. Empower teachers with technology and the right supports - thus enabling them to be the solution makers - and we will be able to close more gaps than we create...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oAoTdQ80XI

Cooperative Development, Curriculum and Content Development, Educational Technology / eLearning, Professional Development Education Leaders, Strategic Management Education

A TEDx organizer put the word out on the street that she was seeking a speaker who was at the leading edge of using technology in education. I am grateful for the people who recommended me. The experience had such a profound impact on me that I decided bringing a TEDx kid's event to Cajon Valley would uniquely benefit the students in my community and, perhaps as much or moreso, our educators and parents. My plan this year is to attend TEDActive and then have an all day TEDx event here with both speakers and workshops led by local leaders in entertainment, technology and business.

...karaoke. I also do a mean Michael Jackson impersonation.