Julia Wasson is a National Board Certified third-grade teacher and mentor teacher in Los Angeles. A veteran Council trainer, she trains school faculties and organizations, and collaborates on a variety of Council-based lesson plans and activities. She has written about Council for Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the Huffington Post. Julia is particularly interested in how the Council storytelling culture promotes students’ language arts development. Julia and her teaching partner share stories on their Huffington Post blog of the passionate and heartfelt people who contribute to Los Angeles.