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New York, Ny, Us

London, Gb

London, Gb

London, Gb

New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

- Designed custom student academic reports from NWEA’s Measure of Academic Progress (MAP Growth) data, for individual students and administrators- Facilitated weekly professional development sessions to implement usage of educational technology such as Google Classroom, Khan academy, etc and train teachers on pedagogical strategies in a virtual environment- Founded an AP CS class, won the Female Diversity Award from CollegeBoard, and assisted students in gaining internships and fellowship with NYC Pathfinder, America on Tech, and Google Code Next- Coordinated and collaborated with Math & SpEd teachers to design a shared curriculum and pedagogical protocols for Algebra 1 and Geometry, which resulted in 10% increase of course pass rates.- Managed school wide educational technology tools such as Google Workspace, NearPod, IXL, and IO Classroom and implemented best practices around usage of tools- Developed inquiry learning cycles to improve a variety of classroom and school wide issues- Taught GenEd & ICT Algebra 1, Geometry and AP Computer Science Principles

New York, Ny, Us

- Conducted a school wide professional development on how to use data to drive instruction and supported teachers in using Google Sheets/ Excel to collect and analyze assessment data- Spearheaded a pilot team trialing the methods and effects of standard based grading, which achieved a 10% increase of core class credit accumulation, and influenced school-wide change to the standard based grading system- Created additional scaffolds and supported students one-on-one with Code.org’s AP Computer Science Principles curriculum, which led to a class average of 2.7 on final AP exam- Collaborated with ENL and SpEd teachers to modify EngageNY Algebra 1 lessons with WITsi techniques which led to an increase in regents pass rates to each sub group; GenEd (+27%), SpEd (+21%), ENL (+31%). - Taught Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Exploring Computer Science and AP Computer Science Principles

New York, Ny, Us

Teach for America NYC 2014 Cohort.- Panelist on "Educating a Diverse, Inclusive Digital Workforce" at SXSW Edu, discussing a teacher's perspective on teaching computer science and the barriers that occur within a school communityLink to Panel - https://schedule.sxswedu.com/2022/events/PP118171- Participated in TFA's summer institute to improve teaching practices and engage in diversity, equity and inclusion conversations. - Participated in TFA's Asian affinity group and attended TFA's AAPI Summit (July 2015)- Engaged with TFA's board members to encourage the recruitment of CUNY students in future NYC TFA Cohorts

New York, Us

- Negotiated with school administration for an extension of 24 hour libraries, the expansion of gender neutral bathrooms in all buildings, and additional money for student professional development.- Managed five office spaces and an organizational budget of over $100,000.- Trained members of the responsibilities and powers of student government such as running a committee, creating resolutions to voice student opinions, and how to follow the organization’s by-laws.

New York, Us

- Constructed and managed a new website powered by WordPress for students to write their concerns or suggestions regarding the college, which influenced school wide change such as the addition of a gender neutral bathroom, and the opening of a 24 hour library.- Collaborated with student government members to develop a new budget policy to allow for student leaders to request additional funding and trained student leaders how to manage their budget.- Organized and hosted 3 school-wide dances, each having an attendance of 130 to 220 guests.

New York, Us

New York, Us

- Supported in CCNY orientations and mentored incoming freshmen

New York, Ny, Us

- Collaborated with office manager to maintain office supplies and organization. - Attended community board meetings and created reports to update the team on the status of initiatives. - Communicated with constituents and recorded their concerns and suggestions. - Surveyed the community district on damages from Hurricane Sandy and created reports on the progress of repairs.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

- Researched the qualities which make a successful internship by analyzing previous studies and conducting a survey with a data set of over 500 interns working in DC. - Created visual representations using Google Sheets from the survey and proposed ideas how to further this study.

New York, Us

Student Support Service Program is a program meant to support students who are first generation, low-income or in need of special services. - As part of this program, I tutored students from college level algebra to calculus.

West Palm Beach, Fl, Us

- Interned with the engineering department to update office floors plans using AutoCad and Architectural Desktop. - Maintained and utilized plotter printer to create copies of floor plans, site maps, engineering plans and safety signage. - Collaborate with maintenance to locate and paint hazardous locations with safety colors to support staff safety

Yonkers, Ny, Us

- Collaborated with custodial staff to prepare schools for upcoming school year by sanitizing and organizing classroom over the summer. - Learned how public schools buildings are designed and how space is organized within the school building.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), History

Data Analytics

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Secondary Education And Teaching

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), History

Advance Regents Degree With Distinction, Architecture