After graduating from Lewis & Clark College in 2017 with a degree in History and Ethnic Studies, I am now in the second year of Portland State University's Graduate Teacher Preparation Program, working towards my M.Ed. in Elementary Education. I am excited to begin my student teaching year in a 5th grade classroom at East Gresham Elementary in Gresham, OR while I continue my graduate coursework, as well as a part-time job tutoring a 3rd and 5th grader. Previously, I worked as a nanny for the last two and a half years, and worked in a 2nd grade classroom for a few hours a week.During my time as an undergraduate, I was a co-chair for the 13th Annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies and later completed an Honors Thesis on the intersections of gender and assimilation as they pertain to late-19th/early-20th century Native American off-reservation boarding schools in the United States. Additionally, I had the privilege to study abroad in Seville, Spain studying history, immigration, and language, and therefore am conversationally proficient in Spanish.Ultimately, I am a hard-working and passionate person, committed to interrogating questions of race, gender, equity, justice, and liberation, particularly as they pertain to educational theory and practice. I am especially focused on equitable and liberatory teaching practices as I continue my journey as a professional educator.