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New York, New York, United States

● Instruct theater, improvisation, and multicultural storytelling, enhancing social skills through drama, dance, and visual arts.

New York, New York, United States

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:● Produced, directed, and filmed a documentary showcasing traditional dances in Ghana.● Conducted research on the influence of West African dance on Diaspora dance styles.● Co-produced a documentary film exploring the cultural significance of traditional Ghanaian dances and their impact on Diaspora dancestyles.

New York, New York, United States

● Facilitate literacy and mathematics skill acquisition for 250 ESL students who are new arrivals to the United States.● Administer and evaluate language acquisition assessments for students throughout the school year.● Integrate students' cultural backgrounds into Social Studies lessons, fostering a sharing environment and promoting understanding of thediverse heritage within the classroom and the broader New York City community.

New York, New York, United States

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:● Educated 250 second-grade students in Literacy, Math, Social Studies, and Science, including social-emotional skills, across 4 differentclasses.● Conducted remote teaching due to COVID-19 restrictions, balancing in-person and online instruction throughout the week.● Designed and implemented curriculum that aligned with in-person classroom themes and goals, posting assignments to maintaincontinuity.● Leveraged online resources such as EPIC, Zoom, Google Classroom, Happy Numbers, Bitmoji Classroom, Google drive, and customvideo lessons for remote teaching.● Developed curriculum, post lessons and schedules, and maintained clear communication with families about student progress.● Promoted social and emotional skill development through storytelling, discussions, and activities to foster a sense of belonging during theCOVID-19 lockdown, resulting in a 40% increase in student engagement and interaction.● Addressed current issues sensitively, including racial tensions and inequality, using creative methods such as interviews, video clips,shared texts, and group discussions.

New York, New York, United States

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:● Taught dance classes from pre-kindergarten to fifth-grade students using zoom. ● Incorporate yoga, stretching, cultural dances (West African, Caribbean, modern, creative dance and dances from cultures that each grade was studying) into learning.● Engaged students through a digital platform and taught creative art projects based on themes including painting, crafts and drawing.● Taught creative movement to dramatize folktales, poetry and other written oral traditions.

New York, New York, United States

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:● Teach movement and dance to students in grades, Kindergarten through fifth and exposed students to different cultures through dance.● Created lesson plans that incorporate grade-specific poetry, science and social studies concepts into dance movements.● Encouraged students to freely express themselves and to innovate their own dance.● Researches best practices in multicultural dance education to create a multidisciplinary curriculum. ● Created parent workshops to engage families.● Prepared dance class open house and community performances outside of school hours such as the superintendent's multicultural arts fair (district level) Spring dance fair, Pan heritage Lunar celebrations.

New York, New York, United States

● Instructed 20 kindergarten students at a prestigious, culturally diverse school in New York City, tailoring whole class lessons toaccommodate various abilities, levels, and special needs.● Implemented reading and writing workshops, math centers, and integrated Science and Social Studies lessons, ensuring thematiccontinuity across disciplines.● Organized family celebrations aligned with the cultural backgrounds and festivities of class families, fostering inclusivity and culturalawareness.● Established a mentoring program integrating reading and dance activities with a buddy class, promoting peer learning and collaboration,resulting in a 3 level EClAS increase in reading comprehension scores and 40 % rise in student engagement levels.● Fostered a nurturing and inclusive classroom environment that catered to all students, fostering active engagement through the utilizationof multiple intelligences, inquiry-based learning, and critical thinking strategies.

New York, New York

● Conducted extensive cultural research across West Africa, Central America, the Caribbean, New York, and the Southern United States toexplore multicultural dance education and cultural connections.● Developed a comprehensive multidisciplinary curriculum and initiated an international pen pal and supply donation project between 10schools in the researched countries, fostering global collaboration and cultural exchange.

New York, New York, United States

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:● Developed and delivered comprehensive lesson plans encompassing reading, writing, math with manipulatives, science, social studies,and art, ensuring clarity and differentiation to meet the needs of all students.● Designed and executed thematic units integrating play -based inquiry, learning centers, literacy, math, science, social studies, and the arts,leveraging students' multiple intelligences to foster academic progress.● Promoted multicultural education by fostering cross-cultural understanding through storytelling, dance, art, and family-centeredcelebrations, enriching students' cultural awareness and appreciation.

New York, New York, United States

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:● Instructed 20 first-grade students in a culturally diverse educational setting.● Enhanced ECLAS literacy scores for both high and low achieving students by utilizing guided reading and personalized instruction,elevating performance levels by one to two levels.● Integrated 7 special needs students into the regular education classroom, fostering improved behavior through behavior contracts, positivereinforcement, and setting high expectations, while also empowering them to serve as mentors to younger peers.

New York, New York, United States

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:● Mentored 10 scholars from Fordham University, offering constructive feedback on teachers' lesson plans, their execution of tutoringsequences, and their overall development.● Demonstrated exemplary reading, phonics, and writing lessons to teachers, serving as a model for effective instructional practices.

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:● Provided workshops and staff development for teacher trainers at Peki Training College, Ghana, West Africa. ● Ran a resource center● Created a library.● Offered computer Courses.● Conducted assessments on the project’s impact on the community. ● Encouraged teachers and their trainers to create their own learning materials and to move towards interactive child-centered teaching methods and appreciative inquiry.

🌏 New York, New York, United States

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:● Taught comprehension, listening and writing skills through multicultural storytelling, drama and dance to Kindergarten through 5th Grade students

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Elementary Education – Teachers College, New York, Ny

Certificate, The Ennis William Cosby Graduate Certificate Program

Bachelor'S Degree, International/Global Studies