Stephanie Castillo-Johnson

Background

About Stephanie Castillo-Johnson

STEPHANIE is a Research Associate with the Supporting Inclusive Learning: Working Together for Inclusion and Belonging Project for the WestEd San Marcos office. She works across various projects within Working Together including mentoring apprentice coaches for authorization in California Teaching Pyramid coaching, overseeing authorization and reauthorization of California Teaching Pyramid coaches and trainers, and acting as a liaison supporting California Teaching Pyramid Partner Sites and participants working towards their Inclusion Facilitator certificate through the Beginning Together project. She has also worked as a PITC Infant and Toddler Specialist and serves as faculty for the Beginning Together Inclusion Facilitator Institute.A true believer in the importance of helping children in developing mindfulness, and ways to calm their bodies and minds, Stephanie completed yoga teacher training for children through Radiant Child Yoga and has enjoyed developing a yoga curriculum for use by children and participants at various trainings and conferences, and developing content connecting mindfulness practices and social and emotional development. She continues to look at the connection between social and emotional development and the promotion of mindfulness practices.Stephanie has a Bachelor of Arts degree in communicative disorders from the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque and a Master’s degree in early childhood special education from the University of San Diego.