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Sharon, Massachusetts, United States

• Co-taught an interdisciplinary course entitled “World Studies” integrating history and English to foster cross-disciplinary skills and cultural awareness in learners. Collaborated with a team of teachers to develop and implement multimodal projects including a series of “Culture Calls” that promoted cross-cultural celebration, curiosity, and dialogue among students at SHS and international peers in Ecuador.• Collaborated with other 10th-grade teachers to create and analyze grade-level common assessments to design lessons responding to students’ writing needs in preparation for MCAS testing. Introduced technological platform such as Pear Assessment (formerly Edulastic) to spearhead analysis of data.• Developed and modified instruction in a full-inclusion classroom alongside instructional assistants to meet diverse learning needs by adapting curriculum material and implementing best practices to ensure engagement for all students.

Waltham High School

• Designed and implemented curriculum for a dual-enrollment course with Lasell University entitled “Teaching for Social Justice,” in which students studied various issues of equity through the lens of education using a social justice framework following a project-based learning model to produce Application of Knowledge assessments, lessons plan, and advocate for educational change.• Co-created a project-based learning unit centered on Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun in which students developed critical thinking, close reading, active listening, presentation, debate, and public speaking skills through planning and participation in a grade-wide mock trial including various community stakeholders.• Developed curriculum over the summer of 2020, 2021, and 2022 in collaboration with other English teachers to integrate more diverse texts into Grade 9 and Grade 10 English classrooms, including Octavia Butler’s Kindred, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights, and George Takei’s They Called Us Enemy.• Utilized Grading for Equity techniques to provide a variety of summative and formative assessments on platforms, including Edulastic, Padlet, and Google Suits, to inform and adjust teaching practices as needed.• Conceptualized, planned, and implemented lessons for in-person and distance learning 10th-grade, multileveled English classes integrating Google Suites, Prezi, and online technologies to structure student learning and foster independence.

Allston, Ma

•Communicated with multiple classroom teachers, a grade level team, learning specialists, and other service providers in a co-teaching model that supported the learning of students with disabilities in a full-inclusion classroom setting.• Compiled, assessed, and monitored data to track the progress of 10 students during small-group pull-out by designing objectives, materials, and lesson plans for a guided reading group using online tools such as Fluency Tutor.• Implemented and adapted proactive approaches for behavior modification in the classroom - including creating behavioral contracts and positive reinforcement programs - with individual students, their families, and the grade-level team.

Boston College: Hardy-Cushing Hall, Duchesne Hall, 66 Commonwealth Avenue.

• Organized and hosted hall programs for 30+ freshmen residents on a biweekly basis.• Coordinated with staff members on a daily basis to plan and facilitate events, complete building duties, and develop interpersonal relationships.• Developed skills in counseling and conflict management. Advised students on academic, social, and emotional issues. Mediated roommate conflicts with students.

Boston College

Arlington High School

•Created a unit plan for The Great Gatsby for an eleventh grade H level class focused on the reality versus the romanticism of the American Dream, questioning unreliable narrators, and considering societal ideals that actively contribute to one’s success in America.•Analyzed data collected on students’ written and verbalized analysis through an inquiry stance focused on changing depth and insightfulness during class discussions to influence teaching practice.•Communicated effectively with parents and students throughout the course of the full practicum experience by setting up a Google Classroom for the course as well as via parent-teacher conferences and email.•Constructed literal connections between themes in Lord of the Flies and Oedipus Rex taught to a freshman A level course by developing a pre-reading unit on the use and function of masks in ancient Greek theater.•Reflected on areas of success and improvement in the classroom after lesson facilitation. Discussed various topics concerning teaching and students’ academic and socioemotional growth throughout education.•Collected student data and responses on personal strengths and areas of improvement as a student-teacher in the form of written and verbal responses.

Master Of Education - Med, Moderate Disabilities

Moderate Special Education

Completing a Master's degree in Moderate Special Education as a member of the Donovan Urban Teaching Scholars Program.

Bachelor Of Education - Bed, Secondary Education And English

Bachelor'S Degree, Secondary Education