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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Los Angeles, California, United States

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

• Led, coached, and observed a team of educators across grade levels 6-12 to support and ensure curriculum development, lesson implementation, and professional development. • Created and facilitated professional development sessions focused on ELL/ESL strategies and curriculum planning and adaptations.• Designed an aligned scope and sequence based on USA Common Core Standards to create uniformity, promote cross-curricular planning, implement rigor through assigned literature, and track student growth across grade levels. • Developed culturally relevant lesson plans for both in-person and digital classrooms, create and adapt resources, and formulate evaluation tools structured around students’ needs for grades 6, 11, and 12.• Designed and facilitate a media studies course which developed into the first student-led newspaper staff at the school.

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

• Provided planned learning opportunities in reading comprehension, academic and EAP writing, and grammar based on Cambridge Curriculum and UAE National Curriculum.• Developed culturally relevant lesson plans, resources, and evaluation tools structured around the provided curriculum and students’ needs.• Developed system-wide assessment tools based on the curriculum and most current research findings.• Facilitated AP Seminar in order to prepare students for the College Board exam and AP Research the following year.• Collaboratively worked with educators from varying nationalities and across subject matters.• Prepped students for the IELTS exam.• Volunteered to supervise students’ journalism and publicity team.

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Wrote bi-monthly articles pertaining to multinational and multicultural families and parents for a city-wide distributed magazine.

Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

• Monitored and utilized data and research to effectively assist individual students' needs.• Formulated whole class and individualized lesson plans that aligned with the required curriculum and included students' needs and interests.• Developed, initiated, and facilitated in implementing research-based training to boost the skills of other educators.• Created a safe learning space that allowed for risk, individuality, and inclusion.• Collaborated and actively contributed to the greater school community by building meaningful relationships with colleagues from various countries, religions, and cultures, and by volunteering in multiple capacities.

Norcross, Georgia

•Adapted the provided curriculum to meet individual needs of students.• Improved overall knowledge and skills of the students by developing a Literacy curriculum for grades six to eight.• Recognized for participation in determining and attaining professional development opportunities for ELL and SEN strategies and practices.• Revised, optimized, and provided a culturally relevant reading curriculum to improve reading comprehension skills and promote lifelong learning.• Assured the success of learners by cultivating and maintaining superior communication with parents, students, SEN coordinator, and colleagues.

As a Brodsky Fellow, I assisted in creating and implementing reading strategies to help improve reading comprehension and vocabulary development for assigned students in multiple inner city schools. •Implemented and formulated literacy based strategies for ELL and SEN students•Attended and conducted workshops for teachers that focused on literacy development and readingremediation.

Master Of Arts, African American Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.