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New York, NY, US

As a Policy & Advocacy Summer Fellow, I was part of the policy team and worked on a number of research projects to support legislative advocacy.

Brooklyn, New York

Greater Philadelphia Area

• 5th Grade English Language Arts Teacher, Lindley Academy Charter School, Philadelphia
• Selected from over 49,000 applicants nationwide to join the national teacher corps of recent college graduates who commit two years to teach in under-resourced public schools
• Implement rigorous Common-core aligned English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for 50 students, implemented both Code X curriculum for 8th grade ELA in 2017-18 and Journeys curriculum for 5th grade ELA in 2018-19
• Use data… Show more 5th Grade English Language Arts Teacher, Lindley Academy Charter School, Philadelphia
• Use data from daily student work, formative weekly assessments, and summative assessments to create small groups, differentiate instruction, and provide one-on-one feedback for students
• Communicate with parents on a weekly basis about students’ academic and behavioral progress

Bronx

• Selected from a competitive pool of over 650 applicants to serve as a Teaching Fellow in rigorous 5-week academic intensive college access program for 60 high-potential, underserved middle school students
• Participated in three weeks on intensive pre-summer training to master instructional practices
• Team-taught Writing to 30 rising 8th grade students, assisting and guiding them in writing high school application essays, impacted student achievement by average gains of 193%

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Supported the Director of Data and Analytics in compiling and analyzing student achievement data
• Worked with Directors of Math and Literacy to ensure students receive high quality instruction by compiling assessment materials, evaluating curriculum resources and tests, and preparing materials for professional.

Hong Kong

• As Programme Intern, assisted in project archiving and created extensive report detailing Oxfam HK’s history and work development projects in North Korea

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Development Team Intern for 18 weeks total at Teach for America’s Philadelphia office
• Assisted in planning fundraising and other events, developed a social media plan for fundraising, researched and collaborated with local organizations, organized online crowd funding fundraiser

Hong Kong

• Summer Intern for 7 weeks at The Women’s Foundation, a leading non-profit dedicated to advancing women’s rights and combating gender stereotypes
• Assisted in planning 4 fundraising and speaker events, completed research for upcoming documentary, organized contact database

Hong Kong

• Teacher’s Assistant Summer Intern for 6 weeks each summer at afterschool writing and debate center for students aged 4-16
• Acted as teacher’s assistant in the classroom and created lesson plans for creative writing, vocabulary, grammar and public speaking classes

Master Of Education - Med, Education Policy And Analysis With A Concentration In Literacy And Languages

Bachelor’S Degree, Major: Urban Studies/Affairs, Minor: Urban Education, Certificate In Mandarin

Activities and Societies: West Philadelphia Tutoring Project, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Alternate Spring Break

Urban Studies/Affairs

Participant in an intensive semester-long comparative cities study abroad program that traveled to New York City, Sao Paulo, Cape Town and.

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society