1. Esther Denise "Woj" Hochman Wojcicki is an American journalist, educator, and vice chair of the Creative Commons advisory council.
19 Facts About Esther Wojcicki
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Esther Wojcicki is the founder of the Palo Alto High School Media Arts Program in Palo Alto, California.
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Esther Wojcicki's parents were Russian Jewish immigrants who came to New York City in the 1930s.
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Esther Wojcicki's family moved to Southern California after she was born.
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Esther Wojcicki received a secondary teaching credential and a master's degree in journalism from Berkeley.
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Esther Wojcicki taught journalism and English at Palo Alto High School from 1984 to 2020.
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Esther Wojcicki has worked as a professional journalist for multiple publications and blogs regularly for The Huffington Post.
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Esther Wojcicki was the 1990 Northern California Journalism Teacher of the Year and was selected as the California Teacher of the Year in 2002 by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
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Esther Wojcicki served on the University of California Office of the President Curriculum Committee where she helped revise the beginning and advanced journalism curriculum for the state of California.
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Esther Wojcicki is on the Board of Trustees of the "Developmental Studies Center" and on the Board of Governors of the "Alliance for Excellent Education".
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Esther Wojcicki serves as chairman of the Board of "Learning Matters" and is part of the advisory board at the THNK School of Creative Leadership.
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Esther Wojcicki is Chief Learning Officer for Explore Planet3, an exploration based science platform for middle school students.
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Esther Wojcicki is on the board of the Newseum in Washington, DC, and the Freedom Forum.
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Esther Wojcicki holds an honorary doctorate from Palo Alto University and from Rhode Island School of Design.
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Esther Wojcicki founded the Journalistic Learning Initiative at the University of Oregon School of Communications and School of Education.
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Esther Wojcicki is the founder of the Moonshots in Education Movement.
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Esther Wojcicki has discussed her life and the book on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour in May 2019.
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Esther Wojcicki mentored Steve Jobs' daughter, Lisa Brennan-Jobs at Palo Alto High School.
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Esther Wojcicki's husband was Stanford University professor of physics Stanley Wojcicki, marrying in 1962.