Teaching: English 9 (Survey of Literature), English 10 (World Literature), English 12 (British Literature), AP Literature & Composition, Technology SeminarModerator: Merciette Newspaper, Book Club, GSA

• Designed and taught an SAT/ACT preparation course for high school students• Tutored low SES high school students enrolled in Buffalo Prep in English and writing• Helped students prepare materials for college admission, including scholarship essays• Taught students research-based best strategies for reading and writing

• Collaborated with writing program administers and colleagues to develop curricula• Designed lesson plans incorporating new technologies to actively engage in twenty-first century literacy practices• Managed multicultural and interdisciplinary classroom• Implemented praxis-oriented education to facilitate studio and workshop learning• Consulted one-on-one with students outside of the classroom on projects and assignments• Provided students with regular feedback on assignmentsCourses Taught: WRT 105 Studio 1: Practices of Academic WritingStudy and practice of writing processes, including critical reading, collaboration, revision, editing, analysis and argumentation in the context of twenty-first century literaciesWRT 205 Studio 2: Critical Research and WritingResearch Focus: Racial and Ethnic Stereotypes on American TelevisionStudy and practice of critical, research-based writing, including research methods, presentation genres, source evaluation, audience analysis, and library/online research

• Taught 6-week English 11 course designed for students who wish to receive course credit over the summer• Prepared students for success on the Common Core Regents exam

• Taught English 10 Regents, English 12 Regents, AP Literature and Composition (3 months) & English 9 Honors, English 9 Regents, and Film Literacy (1+ month)• Created interdisciplinary units for English 10 students on All But My Life and Antigone using Reader Response criticism and New Historicism as foundational approaches to discussion• Planned and implemented units for English 12 students on The Importance of Being Earnest and Women’s Writing, encouraging students to use feminist and Marxist lenses in their analysis• Prepared AP students for the Advanced Placement exam

• Taught struggling readers, students with special needs, and advanced learners to use essential literacy strategies to develop reading skills; monitored and recorded skill development• Consulted with director and assistant director to individualize educational programs for students based on needed supports and strengths and weaknesses• Tutored individuals in Common Core Writing and AP Computer Science programs

• Taught English 10 Honors, English 10 Regents, and "Race in America" (elective)• Encouraged students to identify and deconstruct systems of power in literature and film• Designed an interactive lesson whereby sophomore honors students grappled with implicit biases

• Taught five sections of English 7• Co-taught in English 7 inclusion classroom• Planned and implemented an interdisciplinary unit on Deborah Ellis’ The Breadwinner• Designed a lesson using Google Expeditions virtual reality technology

• Taught English 9 (2 inclusion classes), English 10-12• Collaborated with special education teacher and ESL teacher to design developmentally-appropriate lessons for co-taught inclusion classes• Designed a unit on And Then There Were None for a course containing students in grades 10-12• Managed an open-concept classroom and manipulated space frequently to suit lessons