About SCTC
Southern California Teachers College (SCTC) is located in Torrance, California. With a global network of learning and training venues, we can provide future educators with a complete educational curriculum to meet any career needs, planning, and academic development.
Our mission is to provide an inclusive, innovative, and diverse training program that will help educators to advance their professions in areas such as Mandarin language education, language teaching, early childhood development, online learning, STEM, K-12 readiness.
Faculty and Staff
SCTC has a team of highly qualified teachers. Our instructors are specifically selected from world-renowned universities. Not only do they have advanced degrees and rich teaching experiences, but SCTC instructors are also conscientious, responsible, and dutiful. They have an average number of 15+ years of teaching experience, they also have outstanding achievements in the early education industry.
Shuwen Liu, Ed.D.
Course Director, SCTC
Courses: Children’s literature
Background: Doctor of Education
Shuwen has engaged in early childhood education for more than 30 years, she is an expert at how to utilize the picture book in the classroom. She has published many educational books and essays on children’s picture books. She was a professor at Taipei City University and Chang Gung University, and a visiting professor at Beijing Normal University and Beijing Institute of Education.
Celeste Valenzuela
Adjunct Instructor, SCTC
Course(s): Early Childhood Teaching Aids Design And Application, Early childhood Development and Learning, Curriculum development
Background: Masters degree in Early Childhood Education and in Educational Leadership
Celeste has 20 years of experience in education. Her roles have included Assistant Teacher, Lead Teacher, Administrator, School Director, Professional Development Instructor, and College Mentor. These experiences have taught her so much about herself and others. Her passion and purpose are to collaborate with other leaders and adult learners so they can be successful in all areas of their learning. For this reason, she is so excited to be teaching with SCTC, so she can spread her passion and help support the next generation of educators to better understand ECE practices and their philosophies.
Bethany Hernandez Parks
Adjunct Instructor, SCTC
Course(s): Early Childhood Teaching and Management
Dr. Bethany Hernandez Parks holds a BA in Early Childhood Education from California State University, Long Beach; MA in Education with a specialization in Early Childhood Education from California State University, Long Beach and an EdD in Educational Leadership and Psychology from the University of Southern California. She is a highly driven and accomplished professional with 17+ years of experience in the education field. During her career she has served in roles such as preschool teacher, assistant director, college professor, product developer, trainer and consultant. Dr. Parks has a vested interested in advocating for the early education field and supporting services that are high quality, developmentally and culturally appropriate and meet the needs of the children and families being served.
Yue Ying (Luna) Huang
Adjunct Instructor, SCTC
Course(s): Teaching practice courses
industry for more than 35 years, her expertise is in curriculum and education administration; as well as she has rich experience in front-line education teaching and administration. She served as the head of a kindergarten in Taipei for many years, has been an early childhood education consultant for a bilingual school in mainland China and is currently the Chief Curriculum Instructor of Ni Hao Chinese (school) in the United States.