Mr. Yael Mendoza » About Me

About Me

Current Positions:
CARSON HIGH SCHOOL, LAUSD
-GBLG Advisory 10th grade Lead teacher
-Biology Teacher 9th/10th grades
-Intro to Biotech/Forensics
 
Education:
CHS/AMA -Graduate
UCLA -B.S. in Biology
CSUDH -Teaching Credential and BCLAD CSUDH
-M.A. Dual Language Learning
 
Hobbies & Interests:
I enjoy staying physically active and watching/listening to all kinds of visual and auditory media and arts. Journeyman world traveler and foodie; Ask me about my summer 2026 Japan Trip with EF Tours!
 
Why I Became a Teacher:
Carson raised and a product of LA, I joined LAUSD as a teacher at CHS in 2023. I enjoy learning about a variety of topics, always exploring different cultures, languages, subject matters; I wish to build students into lifelong critical learners and help them explore their place in this vast, amazing world. I use science as my lens of practice, but truly all knowledge is valuable and I wish for students to come to value it as they become critical thinkers and model citizens that build up their communities for all. "Explore the world, you'll never know what you'll fall in love with."