diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/teacher_experience.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/teacher_experience.rb
index e544b9ea2..1b311886a 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/teacher_experience.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/teacher_experience.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ module JamRuby
     include HtmlSanitize
     html_sanitize strict: [:name, :organization]
     belongs_to :teacher, :class_name => "JamRuby::Teacher"
-
+    attr_accessible :name, :experience_type, :organization, :start_year, :end_year
+    
     scope :teaching, where(experience_type: 'teaching')
     scope :education, where(experience_type: 'education')
     scope :awards, where(experience_type: 'award')
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherExperienceEditableList.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherExperienceEditableList.js.jsx.coffee
index 091b440af..650f79e89 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherExperienceEditableList.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherExperienceEditableList.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ logger = context.JK.logger
     e.preventDefault()
     logger.debug("addExperience", this.props.listItems, this.props)
     $form = e.target
-    formValues = $(":input", $form).formToObject()
     this.props.listItems.push {
       name: $("[name='title_input']", $form).val()
       organization: $("[name='organization_input']", $form).val()
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherSetupExperience.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherSetupExperience.js.jsx.coffee
index 72e39587c..51800cf6c 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherSetupExperience.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherSetupExperience.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ rest = window.JK.Rest()
       teacher = changes.teacher
       this.setState({
         #validate_basics: true,
-        experience_teaching: teacher.experience_teaching
-        experience_education: teacher.experience_education
-        experience_award: teacher.experience_award
+        experiences_teaching: teacher.experiences_teaching
+        experiences_education: teacher.experiences_education
+        experiences_award: teacher.experiences_award
       })
 
   captureFormState: (changes) ->
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ rest = window.JK.Rest()
   handleListChange: (listName, listObjects)->
     logger.debug("EXPERIENCE handleListChange:", listName, listObjects)
     this.setState({
-      "experience_#{listName}": listObjects
+      "experiences_#{listName}": listObjects
     })
     #this.forceUpdate()
 
@@ -66,17 +66,17 @@ rest = window.JK.Rest()
     `<div className="TeacherSetupExperience TeacherSetupComponent">
       <div className="teacher-third-column">
         <label className="sub-caption">TEACHING EXPERIENCE:</label>
-        <TeacherExperienceEditableList showEndDate="true" experienceType="teaching" onItemChanged={this.handleListChange} listItems={this.state.experience_teaching}/>
+        <TeacherExperienceEditableList showEndDate="true" experienceType="teaching" onItemChanged={this.handleListChange} listItems={this.state.experiences_teaching}/>
       </div>
 
       <div className="teacher-third-column">
         <label className="sub-caption">EDUCATION:</label>
-        <TeacherExperienceEditableList showEndDate="true" experienceType="education" onItemChanged={this.handleListChange} listItems={this.state.experience_education}/>
+        <TeacherExperienceEditableList showEndDate="true" experienceType="education" onItemChanged={this.handleListChange} listItems={this.state.experiences_education}/>
       </div>
 
       <div className="teacher-third-column">
         <label className="sub-caption">AWARDS:</label>
-        <TeacherExperienceEditableList experienceType="award" onItemChanged={this.handleListChange} listItems={this.state.experience_award}/>
+        <TeacherExperienceEditableList experienceType="award" onItemChanged={this.handleListChange} listItems={this.state.experiences_award}/>
       </div>
 
       <TeacherSetupNav handleNav={this.handleNav}> </TeacherSetupNav>
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/YearSelect.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/YearSelect.js.jsx.coffee
index 3b48034f1..3cd223d16 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/YearSelect.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/YearSelect.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ logger = context.JK.logger
     for yr in [1901..now]
       options.push `<option value={yr}>{yr}</option>`
 
-    `<select className="YearSelect react-component" required placeholder="Select">
+    `<select className="YearSelect react-component" name={this.props.name} required placeholder="Select">
        {options}
      </select>`
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/app/views/api_teachers/detail.rabl b/web/app/views/api_teachers/detail.rabl
index 57cd5ce70..69c14b81e 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api_teachers/detail.rabl
+++ b/web/app/views/api_teachers/detail.rabl
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ node :languages do
   @teacher.languages.collect{|o|o.id}
 end
 
-node :experience_teaching do
+node :experiences_teaching do
   @teacher.experiences_teaching.collect do |o|
     {
         name: o.name,
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ node :experience_teaching do
   end # collect
 end
 
-node :experience_education do
+node :experiences_education do
   @teacher.experiences_education.collect do |o|
     {
         name: o.name,
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ node :experience_education do
   end # collect
 end
 
-node :experience_award do
+node :experiences_award do
   @teacher.experiences_award.collect do |o|
     {
         name: o.name,