Ms. Billerbeck is a Robotics/Engineering/Math instructor. She works at John Adams Academy in El Dorado Hills. She also works at Academic Talent Search teaching robotics at California State University Sacramento for the summer and has taught at John F. Kennedy High School, Rio Americano High School, North Tahoe High School, and Sacramento Job Corps. She has taught algebra 1 and 2, integrated math 1, 2 Plus, and 3, college preparatory math, robotics, engineering, wood shop, technology, and AutoCAD at mainstream public high schools. At JobCorps she taught Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry, and robotics to “At-Risk” students who could not complete a high school diploma program anywhere else. She managed to inspire many students, who were on their last hope, to not give up, believe in themselves, and get their high school diploma.
She has a Masters of Education in Best Practices and SB2042 teaching credential in Level III mathematics and specialized physics. She is also a high-tech, semiconductor, mechanical engineer; landscape artist with one of her estates on MTV cribs; inventor with a kayak-accessory patent; entrepreneur; published poet and author; and mother of three wonderful young adults, two daughters (one adopted) and one son. As a teacher, she brings all these areas of expertise to the students in her classroom to make instruction more colorful, interesting, applicable, and inspiring. She also loves “thinking outside of the box” when guiding her students through their life’s issues---to find new avenues and opportunities of which they may not have been aware.
“Thinking outside of the box” is her normal mode. At UC Berkeley (Cal) she was a pioneer for women in engineering and the first women to be the president of the student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). She even was awarded an Award of Merit by ASME for having the Cal mechanical engineering students develop their first human-powered vehicle entry and starting the Cal versus Stanford Engineering Day---a competition of aerodynamic, physics, mechanical, and physical skills. She enjoyed “thinking outside of the box” and analyzing the best way for her chapter of ASME to move forward to compete, and she will enjoy inspiring her students to “think outside of the box” and compete in our world economy.
She has a Masters of Education in Best Practices and SB2042 teaching credential in Level III mathematics and specialized physics. She is also a high-tech, semiconductor, mechanical engineer; landscape artist with one of her estates on MTV cribs; inventor with a kayak-accessory patent; entrepreneur; published poet and author; and mother of three wonderful young adults, two daughters (one adopted) and one son. As a teacher, she brings all these areas of expertise to the students in her classroom to make instruction more colorful, interesting, applicable, and inspiring. She also loves “thinking outside of the box” when guiding her students through their life’s issues---to find new avenues and opportunities of which they may not have been aware.
“Thinking outside of the box” is her normal mode. At UC Berkeley (Cal) she was a pioneer for women in engineering and the first women to be the president of the student chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). She even was awarded an Award of Merit by ASME for having the Cal mechanical engineering students develop their first human-powered vehicle entry and starting the Cal versus Stanford Engineering Day---a competition of aerodynamic, physics, mechanical, and physical skills. She enjoyed “thinking outside of the box” and analyzing the best way for her chapter of ASME to move forward to compete, and she will enjoy inspiring her students to “think outside of the box” and compete in our world economy.
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