Where & When
A timeline of my experience in education.
- Feb 2019 - Present Lower Elementary Educator AltSchool Fort Mason I am personalizing learning to promote student agency through individualized goal-setting and project-based learning.
- August 2017 - January 2019 Substitute Teacher Various School Districts in CA I developed my abilities to connect and build relationships with students at a faster-pace.
- October 2018 - December 2018 Special Education Teacher- Long Term Substitute Bayshore Elementary School I deepened my understanding of how to support students with what they need intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially.
- September 2016 - August 2018 Instructor Birch Aquarium at Scripps I honed in on how to access people's prior knowledge and use that to connect them to the animals, science, and conservation messages at the aquarium.
- August 2017 - December 2017 Student Teacher PRIDE Academy at Prospect Ave I focused on how to increase student talk in the classroom — implemented the BRAVE framework to help my students engage in discourse.
- September 2016 - May 2017 Practicum Experience at USD Ocean Beach Elementary School I learned how to keep lessons concise and efficient, as well as how to “gamify” learning activities.
- September 2014 - August 2016 AmeriCorps Volunteer- Instructor Ocean Discovery Institute I discovered my love for teaching elementary school students and my passion for justice in education.