Mr. Conklin holds a Bachelor's degree from CSUSM, class of 1999.  He gained an internship opportunity in MVUSD directly afterwards while working on his teaching credential through CSUSM.  He then stayed on afterwards at Thompson Middle School for 20 years. 

Mr. Conklin has extensive graduate level experience in Science and History, particularly in Geology and Archaeology.  He also has spent 2 weeks of his summer for the past 7 years in professional development at UCLA.  He is well versed in Common Core, and keeps up with the latest pedagogy in teaching and learning.