9th and 12th grade English teacher at Booker T. Washington High School:● Established positive and collaborative relationships with students, parents/ guardians, colleagues, and administrators.● Used a variety of teaching methods (lectures, collaboration, seminars, modeling, project-based learning, etc.)● Enforced both classroom and administration policies and rules.● Drafted letters of recommendation for students’ college applications and assisted with their college/scholarship search.● Alerted parents/ guardians, administrators, and SafeTeam to any concerns about students’ behavior,performance, or progress and worked closely with school counselors, social service specialists, and SPEDcoordinators to monitor and encourage students’ academic and personal flourishing.● Encouraged discussion of class content and recent events to promote critical thinking.● Checked in on the social-emotional well-being of students by conducting weekly “high/low” shareouts and personally following up on personal writing assignments.● Sponsored the freshmen class.● Showed up for students’ extracurricular activities (senior night, prom, concerts, games, etc.)

● Researched evidence-based programs and treatment for women in recovery ● Co-led a therapeutic group on criminal and addictive thinking● Documented group progress notes● Shadowed WIR therapists, leadership, and their legal team.