Charlene Fried

Affiliation

Sierra Vista High School/CSULA/Loyola Marymount University

Biography

I have been a teacher for 50 years, and my passion and love for my students is as intense as it has always been. Honestly, I am who I am because of the wonderful students I have worked with all these years. They have accomplished miracles, and together, we humbly serve each other and our communities. I am a high school ELD/English teacher and I teach part-time at two universities. Here are some of my recent accomplishments. • Included in 2023-2024 Marquis Who’s Who in America . 2024 Top Educator of the Year IAOTP (International Association of Top Professionals) • 2023 Woman of the Year, Educator of the Year; Nominated/Honored by California State Senator, Susan Rubio, Senate District 22 • My students have won the CABE and NABE Essay Writing Contest, grades 9-12, for three years: 2021, 2022, 2023. • Upper District Water Education Grant Recipient, 2023 • California News Report, Interviews 2022-2023 • California News Report, Podcast, September 2022 • Sierra Vista High School, Baldwin Park, CA, library has been re-named The Charlene Fried Library, May 2022. • CABE Conference Institute Presentation, 2022; Workshop 2023 • NABE Conference Workshop Presentation, 2022, 2023 • Featured in EdSource Articles, 2021 o How California Teachers Are Welcoming Back English Learners o Welcoming Back English Learners • Presented EdSource Podcast, Ways to Work with English Learners, 2021 • California Teachers Association, September 2020, co-recipient of the 2019-2020 Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Education Awards Program (along with student, Hanna Cardenas) • Interview for EdSource (and published), September 2020, Zaidee Stavely o Teachers Struggle to Recreate Language Rich Classes for English Learners Online • Featured in Loyola Marymount University, CEEL