Second-grade teacher Davide Busetti integrates technology, math, science and language arts in his classes at Wallace R. Davis Elementary School in Santa Ana. He uses chants, large illustrations and music to reach all students, particularly those whose primary language is not English. Busetti, who speaks three languages, created the Morning Family Reading Program, in which parents read with their children for 15 minutes at the beginning of each school day. He also sends notes home to families in their primary languages. Busetti mentors new teachers and is a co-presenter at math and science seminars at California State University. He is the instructor leader of Davis Elementary and an active member of the Orange County Association of Science Teachers, AIMS (Activities Integrating Mathematics and Science) Education Foundation, the National Education Association, and the California Association of Bilingual Education. Busetti is also a National Board Certified Teacher and was recognized for his community work by SERTOMA (SERvice TO MAnkind), an international nonprofit that assists more than 50 million people with speech, hearing and language disorders.
