Feb 2019 - PresentLower Elementary EducatorAltSchool Fort MasonI am personalizing learning to promote student agency through individualized goal-setting and project-based learning.
August 2017 - January 2019Substitute TeacherVarious School Districts in CAI developed my abilities to connect and build relationships with students at a faster-pace.
October 2018 - December 2018Special Education Teacher- Long Term SubstituteBayshore Elementary SchoolI deepened my understanding of how to support students with what they need intellectually, physically, emotionally, and socially.
September 2016 - August 2018InstructorBirch Aquarium at ScrippsI 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 2017Student TeacherPRIDE Academy at Prospect AveI focused on how to increase student talk in the classroom — implemented the BRAVE framework to help my students engage in discourse.
September 2016 - May 2017Practicum Experience at USDOcean Beach Elementary SchoolI learned how to keep lessons concise and efficient, as well as how to “gamify” learning activities.
September 2014 - August 2016AmeriCorps Volunteer- InstructorOcean Discovery InstituteI discovered my love for teaching elementary school students and my passion for justice in education.