Mr. Martinez has 12 years of teaching experience. Mr. Martinez has taught both high school and middle school students. Recently, he worked as a Teacher on Assignment at Lugonia Elementary school helping teachers implement common assessments. This is his first year at Cope Middle School. In 2007, Mr. Martinez received the “Teacher of the Year” Award at Clement Middle School. In 2008, Mr. Martinez received “GATE Teacher of the Year” Award for entire Redlands Unified School District.

Mr. Martinez attended the University of Redlands where he earned his Bachelor of the Arts Degree in English Literature and his teaching credential. He attended National University where he earned his Masters of Science Degree in Education Administration as well as his administrative credential. In addition, Mr. Martinez holds a credential in English literature and a supplementary credential in Social Science as well as a GATE certificate.

Mr. Martinez has volunteered his time to coach the Academic Pentathlon Teams at both the seventh and eighth grade levels. Over the years, the students he has coached have achieved top individual honors as well as team awards at the competition.

Mr. Martinez is has lived in the Redlands area his entire life. Mr. Martinez’s hobbies include soccer, body boarding, snorkeling, computers, and comic books. He loves reading science fiction novels and watching science fiction movies.   Mr. Martinez spends his summers on Catalina Island snorkeling and enjoying the slow pace of island life.

Your student’s grade in Social Studies is broken down into four parts. The first part, classwork/homework, is 30% of the grade. The second part, projects/essays, is 30% of the grade. The third part, tests, is 35% of the grade. The fourth part, the district final, is 5% of the grade. Each is very important to evaluating your student and keeping track of his or her progress.