Alyssa Pennington Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California, United States

• Build curricula for our international products(3rd through 12th grade), making sure that the content we offer is aligned to the standards and presented in a way that best facilitates learning. Part of this involves.
• Research books in international markets and determine how they differ from US markets in terms of Spanish language, math notation, and mathematical concepts.
• Rewrite math problems to make them appropriate for overseas markets. We must consider cultural differences, currency and measurement conversions, and more.
• Test math products in both English and Spanish, paying close attention to grammar and spelling in both languages.
• Take on leadership tasks such as ticket-writing, relaying information to our overseas clients, creating a workflow which involves those clients, training new staff, and doing demonstrations for other teams, including.
• Implement language changes in both English and Spanish so that they appear on the website. This involves minor programming.

Orange County, California Area

• Used extreme attention to detail to identify, test, and rectify errors in online math content ranging from K-12 to college-level. Developed solutions and wrote up improvements for content programmers.
• Worked as a content programmer to fix bugs using ISL programming.
• Determined criteria for pass/fail answers for online problems and calculated a range of accepted answers when needed. Considered multiple variations of a correct answer and imagined different ways of doing a problem.
• Created technically written descriptions for graphical and pictorial information so that content may be read by a screen-reader for non-sighted students.
• Wrote clear and concise explanations and solutions for K-12 content.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Worked as a high school Common Core geometry and algebra teacher in an underserved community. Yielded high marks despite inherent challenges.
• Planned dynamic and unique lessons that delivered complex mathematical concepts to students of diverse backgrounds and learning levels, including students with special needs & English Learners.
• Led an advisory group, providing lessons that encouraged students to become lifelong learners, build confidence, and embrace diversity.
• Developed personal technology workflow with MS Office Suite + Google Docs.

Montebello, California, United States

• Worked as a substitute teacher in classes ranging from kindergarten to high school and across a variety of subjects, maintaining a strong presence in the classroom despite changing environments.

• Worked with classes from preschool to high school with Spanish-speaking students, expanding their English abilities through written and spoken activities.
• Managed classes of up to thirty students, maintaining order and respect even when doing interactive tasks that required breaking from their daily routine.
• Created dynamic activities that encouraged students to learn through movement and speaking. Centered the learning on the educational standards.
• With high school students we focused on specific language skills, writing professionally, and conversation.

Madrid Area, Spain

• I started a program to teach breakdancing to children aged 10-14, with a goal to inspire them to try something different, develop confidence, and learn about hip hop culture while practicing English.
• I prepared challenging and fitting tasks for each class while mentoring and caring for my students on a personal level.

Single Subject Teaching Credential In Mathematics, Education, 4.0 Gpa

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mathematics, 3.7 Gpa

Courses ranged from number theory (my personal favorite) to differential analysis to the dynamics and geometry of chaos. We also did basic.

Bachelor Of Art, Fine/Studio Arts, General, 3.7 Gpa

Activities and Societies: CSULB BreakersMy emphasis was drawing and painting, but I also did a lot of sculpture with various media.