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Toby Manzanares

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About me

Gender	Male
Industry	Education
Occupation	Science Consultant, Education Navigator, Teacher Trainer
Location	LAGUNA BEACH, CA, United States
Introduction	39 years changing lives in public and private education. Toby Manzanares is a Japan Fulbright Teacher, an Einstein Fellow Nominee, and was the California finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. . . Retired from teaching, he continues to advocate for "At Risk" students working against the odds in circumstances not intended for the faint of heart. As a science and math consultant, Toby continues to train teachers for success both in the classroom, and in the management of extended field studies experiences. He has served on (and chaired) the K-12 SACNAS Teacher Committee for seven years. (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, the premier U.S. Science Society dedicated to the promotion of under represented minorities in science, math, and engineering. Toby delivered the keynote address at the International Brain and Learning Conference and continues to advance learning through the implementation of brain research.
Interests	Neuroscience and Learning, Linguistics. Psychology, Science, Adventure Travel, World Travel, Tai Chi, Ethnology, Anthropology, My Family's History and Genealogy, Skiing, Reading, Mexico, (it's people, history and culture), Peru, Peruvian People and their culture, Quechua, Bolivia, Spain, Castles, Morocco, Alaskan Inuit Culture, Japan, Bushido, Kenya, The Evolution of Consciousness, Leonardo Da Vinci, Colorado, History, Native American History, Native American Culture, The Buffalo Culture, Pow Wows, Bora Bora, Tahiti, Vanuatu, Fiji, Malolo Lai Lai, The South Pacific, The Human Brain and Behavior, Body Language, Communication, Meteor Showers, Thundershowers, Hot Kona, Hot Atole on a rainy day, Yosemite Valley, Hidden Lake, Kilimanjaro, Ngoro Ngoro Crater, and it's fauna and flora, Bees, and beekeeping, Victoria Falls, Angel Falls, Vernal Falls, Archaeology, Architecture, Agriculture, Sustainable living, Snow, Snowflakes, Snow Crystals, Optiimal living to 120 and beyond, Tango, Ballroom Dancing, Learning to play the piano, Learning to speak 15 languages.
Favorite Movies	Instinct, (with Anthony Hopkins), West Side Story, Dances With Wolves, Out of Africa, The Mission, To Kill A Mockingbird.The Last Samurai
Favorite Music	Yo-Yo Ma, an ambassador with a cello, Joshua Bell, violin virtuosos, I love a Live Piano and the great composers, John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Rogers and Hammerstein. Caetano Veloso, and his, Cucurrucucu Paloma, Bocelli, Harry Chapin, Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, John Denver, Folk Music, Tupananchiscama's Altitud and El Condor Pasa, The Sound of Falling Leaves, The Sound of Falling Rain, The Sound of Falling Snow.
Favorite Books	The Farther Reaches of Human Nature, Three Cups Of Tea, Shantarum, Born On A Blue Day, The Discoverers, The Man Who Listens to Horses, Rain of Gold, 109 East Palace, Growing Up Gifted, Optimal Learning, The Shadow of Kilamanjaro, The Velveteen Rabbit, The Little Prince, Shabumi, Snow Falling On Cedars, Stones To Schools, Seven Arrows, The Hive And The Honey Bee, Beach Music, The Hot Zone, The Prophet, Guns Germs And Steel, Prince Of Tides, Memoirs Of A Geisha, A Course In Miracles, The Female Brain, God Versus the Gods, Illusions, The Voyage Of The Narwhal, The Places That Scare You, Three Men Of The Beagle, The Male Brain, The Female Brain, and my all time favorite: To Kill A Mockingbird