Joyce Arellano-Bravo Email & Phone Number

Sacramento, Ca, Us

Sacramento, California, United States

Japanese 1, 2, 3, and Honors 4 Teacher

San Francisco Bay Area

WeSolve is a Social Innovation Platform leveraging machine learning for good. Http://www.WeSolve.world

Japan & Usa

One Life Bodybuilding.TV is a video-based Japanese-English bilingual fitness platform that provides information, tips and advice for people seeking to sculpt their bodies through workouts and exercise tutorials.

San Francisco Bay Area

Refugee Transitions is a nonprofit agency that provides educational programs that help refugee, asylee and immigrants attain the English language, life, job and academic skills necessary to succeed in the United States.Selected Responsibilities & Accomplishments:• Team Leadership: Lead and manage staff and partners serving over 150 students daily across 3 program sites• Program Integration: Coordinate efforts across multiple program sites and independent work streams to deliver quality programming that supports the development of after-school programs• Process Improvement: Work proactively to identify opportunities to create efficiencies across the organization • Stakeholder Management: Manage complex relationships with multiple stakeholders• Community Engagement: Design and lead orientations and trainings for prospective community volunteers seeking to volunteer in after-school program sites catering to newcomer youth• Direct Service to Students and Mentorship: Provide and coordinate tutoring, mentoring, enrichment classes, recreational clubs and other support to newcomer youth through after-school programming and Youth Leadership Program across 3 sites

San Francisco Bay Area

After-School Program Site Coordinator at San Francisco International High School

Seto, Aichi, Japan

Seirei Junior and Senior High School is a mission school for girls founded in 1949.Selected Responsibilities & Accomplishments:• Curriculum Development: o Designed and developed curriculum for junior and senior high school English Conversation classes in accordance with the national guidelines established by the Japanese Ministry of Education.o Developed Japanese-language curriculum for international exchange students. Communicated with subject teachers and facilitated the successful linguistic and cultural inclusion of the exchange students in their classes and school life.• International Exchange Program Liaison: Assisted in planning, coordinating and accompanying 30 students on annual three-week homestay program with sister school in Melbourne, Australia.• Extracurricular Activity Design & Implementation: o Supervised “English Speech Club.” Trained and prepared 25 students for competitions in top speech contests; organized games and activities in English to instill in Japanese students curiosity in and a greater understanding of American culture.o Prepared high school seniors planning to major in English for their university entrance exams by engaging in one-on-one after school chat sessions, exchanging weekly English diaries and conducting mock interviews.

Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Nagoya International Junior and Senior High School features a unique dual-language program in Japanese and English with an emphasis on information technology.Selected Responsibilities & Accomplishments:• Coordinated and planned Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) Bridge lessons for 120 first-year junior high school students• Collaborated with grade-level team-teacher in devising and delivering stimulating lessons using a broad range of instructional techniques to generate student interest in English and maximize student learning• Employed computer resources to enhance lessons, promote technological knowledge and encourage interactive learning

Chiba, Japan

The JET Programme is operated by the Japanese government and local authorities to promote internationalization in Japan’s local communities through foreign language education and international exchange as well as to increase mutual understanding between Japan and other nations.Selected Responsibilities & Accomplishments:• Enriched student knowledge by designing and carrying out organized and engaging lessons at six schools• Raised student motivation and interest in English by proactively engaging them in fruitful dialogue• Planned and communicated lessons to students, teachers, parents and administrators in English and Japanese• Trained four students for the county-wide English Speech Contest. Students obtained first, second and fifth places• Recognized by Hyuga Elementary School for teaching excellence and meaningful involvement in the school• Performance-based teaching contract in Japan renewed for maximum allotted time of three years• Offered a position at the number one ranked elementary school in Chiba Prefecture upon completion of previous contract

Fremont, California

The Spanish Immersion Program is a dual-language program that groups native Spanish-speakers in the same classroom as native English-speakers with the goals of bilingual proficiency, high academic achievement and cross-cultural awareness.Selected Responsibilities & Accomplishments:• Collaborated in identifying and successfully advocating for overhaul of Bilingual Education Program, replacing it with innovative Spanish Immersion model• Played an integral role in the research, design, recruitment and implementation of newly-adopted Spanish Immersion Program, resulting in enrollment of 40 students and 15 placed on the wait-list• Identified individual student needs and modified curriculum in order to meet those needs, resulting in enhanced student success and self-esteem• Managed a team of six instructors in developing and implementing an after-school enrichment program for 120 pupils

Master Of Arts - Ma, Japanese Pedagogy

Master Of Arts - Ma, Secondary Education And Teaching

Activities and Societies: Student Research Fellow

Single Subject Teaching Credential, Secondary Education And Teaching

Japanese & Spanish Teaching Credential

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History & Political Science

Study Abroad Program, History

Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

Founder Institute Startup Accelerator 2019 Spring Cohort Graduate