Multicultural Education Workshop

A Little Bit About the Creators...

Each of this website's creators is a candidate for a Master's Degree in Multicultural Education at Eastern University in Saint David's, PA. This interactive professional development was created as a project for Doctor Dorothy Hurley's Multicultural Education class.

Joanmarie L. Cruz

Joanmarie Lucia Cruz completed her undergraduate studies in Education at Temple University in 2005. Currently she is completing her graduate degree in Multicultural Education at Eastern University. She has been teaching in the Philadelphia School District for 5 years as a Special Education Teacher. She has a deep passion and love for the students she teaches in North Philadelphia. They inspire her to do her best as she hopes she inspires them to achieve all they can. She hopes to take what she has learned through her years of education into the classroom to help the diverse student population she is teaching. The educational opportunity she has had at Eastern University have allowed her to become more open to other people's needs and cultures. It has become a focus for her professionally to develop her awareness of others and to develop this within her students.

Angela Beidler

Angela Beidler grew up in Sarasota, Florida. After attaining her undergraduate degree in Cello Performance from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, Angela immediately began performing in Sarasota, Florida. Once she realized that her true calling was working with youth in the schools, she began teaching full-time in the Philadelphia School District in 2008. Angela is now pursuing a Master's in Multicultural Education and Certificate in Music Education at Eastern University in St. David's, Pennsylvania, while continuing her teaching career as a strings teacher in various schools throughout Philadelphia.
Patrice Buller

Patrice earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biokinetics: Health and Exercise Science. She is currently a Graduate Assistant Women's Basketball Coach pursuing Master's in Multicultural Education and Teaching Certification: Health & Phys Ed. In the future, she desires to integrate her educational and professional experiences into the classroom promoting healthy living and overall well-being including accepting and encouraging cultural pride in this diverse society.

Michael Kreger

Michael is currently a Philadelphia Teaching Fellow working at William Penn High School in North Philadelphia where he teaches 12th grade English, College Writing and AP English. He has interests in modern literature, modern poetry, Romanticism and bicycling. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Temple University in both English Literature and Philosophy. He is currently finishing up his Master's degree in Multicultural Education at Eastern University in Saint David's, PA. Michael hopes to one day become an administrator at a public high school in Philadelphia.

Paul Daigle

Paul has done a little of everything in his life. He was the office manager for Burt's Bees (they make that great lip balm) at the young age of 15 1/2. Ever since he has been convinced that youth and young adults can do almost anything they set their minds to. During his life he helped start a program serving homeless youth and young adults, directed a multi-service homeless outreach agency, helped pastor a church, chaired a state-wide public policy committee related to homeless youth issues in the Massachusetts, was the executive director for a business and community development non-profit and more. Currently, Paul is the Coordinator of Student Activities and a Resident Director at Eastern University where he is loving working with college students! In his spare time, Paul loves spending time with his wife and toddler and playing Settlers of Catan.