He has over 30 years experience in education with a focus on understanding and improving science teaching and learning for culturally and linguistically diverse students. As a classroom teacher in California public schools, Dr. Shaw taught science at the elementary and secondary levels in mainstream, bilingual (Spanish-English), and structured English immersion classrooms. Dr. Shaw received his doctorate in science education, masters in education, and bachelors in Spanish all from Stanford University. He holds lifetime California teaching credentials for high school biology, Spanish, and social studies as well as multiple elementary subjects coupled with a certificate of bilingual-bicultural competency.