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Lisbeth began her LCAD teaching career in 1987, but after taking a full-time high school teaching job and having a family, she stepped away from LCAD, returning in 2016 to an utterly reimagined campus and college. Lisbeth regularly teaches Language Arts 104 and 111. She earned a bachelors degree in Creative Writing and Magazine Journalism from Long Beach State and a Masters degree in American Literature from Chapman. Lisbeth has worked as a high school Creative Writing and English teacher for 33 years; she has been the Saddleback Valley Unified District teacher of the year twice and an Orange County nominee for Teacher of the Year in both 2001 and 2011. From 2016 through 2020, Lisbeth stepped out of the high school classroom to serve her district as an instructional coach and mentor and to work as a curriculum specialist, but in Fall of 2020 she returned to the classroom full time to open the new SVUSD Virtual High School. She has published a childrens novel, and many education related articles and is also a regular presenter at educational conferences, speaking abou collaboration, curriculum design, and using technology to shift teaching and learning towards 21st century practices. She enjoys traveling, and she lives in Trabuco Canyon with her dogs, Zeke and Honey.