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El Cerrito, California, United States

Manhattan, New York, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Designed curricula and syllabi to introduce first-year students to academic writingBuilt course around equitable pedagogical models, e.g. community-based assessment pedagogy, which scaffolds students in critically assessing what makes for a successful essay, and allows them space to collaboratively design the course’s rubrics on those termsCreated and implemented lesson plans that: relayed tangible reading and writing skills; incorporated varied techniques and media to support different learning styles; differentiated to various student abilities, learning backgrounds, and identitiesManaged classroom by: facilitating classroom discussions; guiding small group student workshops, collaborative student writing, and peer reviews; assessing and provided thoughtful feedback to student work; creating multiple spaces for student feedback and participation in course design; holding frequent one-on-one conferences to discuss student progress

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Designed curricula and syllabi to introduce students of all years to poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction genresEmphasized and taught close reading strategies by collaboratively reading and analyzing literature in classManaged classroom by: facilitating classroom discussions based on readings; guiding small group student workshops and weekly peer reviews; giving students time to write freely or with prompts based on weekly readings; providing weekly feedback on student writing; holding monthly one-on-one conferences to discuss student portfolios

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Completed over 1,700 hours of service at D.C. Scholars Stanton Elementary SchoolSupported lead teachers in two first grade classrooms by: leading full class lessons in literacy and math; consulting in lesson plan design; organizing classroom materials; behavioral support Led classroom of 25 first graders for two months during lead teacher’s leave of absenceUsed data and observation to design curricula for and lead small groups for students below grade level in literacy and mathSupported a group of six students daily in managing behavioral challengesSelected to serve as Corps Council representative: I attended biweekly meetings with corps members across D.C. to discuss pedagogical best practices, and organized trainings and events for the city wide corps

Portland, Me

Teaching and administrative intern for non-profit focused on improving literacy and creative writing skills for children.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government, Creative Writing

Spanish, History, Art History

High School

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