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Rugged Research is a nature-based education organization designed to spark curiosity and wonder towards the natural world. As an instructor in both our after school spaces and our "Little Rangers" program serving preschool-aged students, I focus on creating an engaging and supportive learning environment. As a curriculum writer, I work with a small team to ensure that we create research-based and age-appropriate ecology lessons, filled with fun activities designed to connect students with their environment.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Congress Heights, Washington, D.C.

Working to support students who have a variety of special needs, including learning disabilities, speech and language difficulties, and emotional/behavioral disordersAs an inclusion teacher, I: - work closely with the ELA General Education teacher to create and implement differentiated lesson plans effectively- use a variety of co-teaching strategies to deliver instruction, including parallel teaching and station teaching - analyze classroom data and reteach skills as necessary based on a variety of formal and informal assessment -provide one-on-one and small group support and intervention during student work timeOutside of the classroom, I: - progress monitor students using AIMSWEB and a variety of more informal tools- track the data for my caseload as well as implementing measures that allow them to track their own growth- provide more individualized support, focusing on basic comprehension strategies, reading fluency practice, or math fluency practice- participate in IEP development- communicate with parents and other invested parties

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As a resident teacher with Urban Teacher Center, I worked towards certification and a dual Masters in Secondary English Education and Special Education. During the day, I co-taught with a Master Teacher at Center City Public Charter School in Congress Heights, teaching English Language Arts to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

City Year is a non-profit education organization funded by Americorps that is dedicated to combatting the drop-out crisis in 25 major cities across America. City Year puts boots on the ground to assist with attendance, behavior, and course performance in schools lacking resources and support.I served in a 6th grade classroom at Kramer Middle School to: - Support teachers with direct instruction - Use data to create a "focus list" for students who are at-risk in Academics, Behavior, and/or Attendance- Plan and implement strategic small group and one-on-one intervention - Plan and implement engaging "lunch clubs" for students to support socio-emotional learning- Plan and implement after-school programming, including tutoring students and a wide variety of clubs and activities- Greet students as they come into the building and support with behavior management during transitions to help create a positive environmentAs the literacy coordinator for the team and school, I have implemented various successful literacy initiatives. Among them was the school's first successful spelling bee, a line of posters entitled "City Year Reads" describing our favorite books in middle school and what we're reading now to promote literacy in their daily lives, and the launch of an online literary magazine.Outside of the school, corps members go through extensive education and career training. We develop our fundraising, recruitment, event-planning, and physical service skills, as well as leadership development and team building exercises.

In call center:- Acting lead- Opening and closing duties, including assigning tasks to employees, managing any issues that arise before and after business hours, and establishing/maintaining communication with management in regards to specials, problems, tasks, goals, etc.- Scheduling appointments for clients- Attending to all client needs, fielding and managing inquiries, solicitations, and complaints- Maintaining knowledge of all services and product lines- Managing/troubleshooting any technical problems that arise- Training incoming employees- General administrative tasksIn Spa and Salon:- Acting as reception, welcoming clients and checking them in for services- Maintaining knowledge of all services and product lines- Assisting with sales in the retail areas- Attending to all client needs, fielding and managing inquiries, solicitations, and requests

Post-Graduate Certificate, K-12 Literacy Specialist

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Special Education Mild To Moderate Disabilities, K-12

I received two Masters Degree, in Secondary English Education and in Special Education through Urban Teachers partnering with Lesley.

Master Of Education - Med, Secondary English Education, 7-12

I received two Masters Degree, in Secondary English Education and in Special Education through Urban Teachers partnering with Lesley.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General

Transferred to UMD for Junior and Senior year for undergraduate in English Literature.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Circle K, College DemocratsAccepted into the Program for the Exceptionally.