Currently an M.A. English Literatures student at San Francisco State University, I have worn several hats throughout my academic and professional career. However, the experiences that are most pertinent to my long-term career goals are those that have helped me learn and grow as an educator. I have had the good fortune to teach in many different environments, each with its own unique sets of rewards and challenges. As an English language assistant in France for the 2016-2017 academic year, I planned lessons designed to help foster English language acquisition among high school students. After returning to the States, I began seasonal employment as a reading and study skills instructor with the Institute of Reading Development over the summer and fall of 2017, and again in the summers of 2018 and 2021. I've spent much of my time as a graduate student working as an English teacher for C2 Education, a position I held for over two years. In this role, I taught the fundamentals of writing, grammar, and literary analysis at grade appropriate levels. Additionally, I helped students with test preparation, ensuring their success with standardized entrance and proficiency exams. I was the resident ELA/Social Studies teacher at a small private school during the 2020-2021 academic year, during which time I gained valuable experience in lesson planning and classroom management. After earning certification in the teaching of post-secondary reading and composition in 2021, I had the opportunity to teach a section of first-year integrated reading and writing at San Francisco State University. In this course, I encouraged students to develop and embrace their own academic voices. Through scaffolded reading and writing assignments, I invited students to think critically about our theme--community and identity--and how it related to them and the world at large. I took care to apply equitable and antiracist pedagogy in the classroom.I approach every teaching opportunity with enthusiasm and good humor, and I take pride in my ability to encourage productive participation in students of all ages, creating space for them to engage with material in ways that are personally meaningful and intellectually stimulating.