About Me.

Compassionate, energetic, and creative educator seeking to expand my experience and knowledge in project based learning while in pursuit of a Masters in Education.

Education

M.A. Education, Teaching and Learning

High Tech High Graduate School of Education

Expected graduation date: June 2024

B.A. Speech, Language, and Hearing Science

San Diego State University

August 2018 - May 2022

Work Experience

Long Term Substitute Teacher, 6th Grade Humanities

High Tech Middle Mesa

March 2023 - Current

Facilitates daily activities and learning for two full inclusion classes of about 30 students.
Ensures safety of students while encouraging them to engage in deeper learning, complex thinking, meaningful group work, rigorous individual work, and thoughtful class discussions.

Multiple Subjects Teacher Resident

High Tech Middle Mesa

August 2022 - March 2023

Multiple Subjects teacher resident in 8th grade science and 6th grade humanities project based learning placements.
Assisted in classroom management, lesson planning, group and individual restorative practices.

JV Girls Soccer Coach

Del Norte High School

October 2021 - Current

Responsible for the wellbeing, safety, and development of student-athletes while ensuring each maintains academic standards, sportsmanship expectations, and personal goals.

Leadership and Extracurricular

Research Assistant

Language Learning Lab

January 2019 - March 2020

Learned and directed stages of a study about neurological underpinnings of language learning.
Analyzed published studies and upcoming papers relevant to language acquisition research.

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Fund Awardee

SURP and Student Research Symposium

May 2019 - February 2020

Initiated participant recruitment, crafted methodology and hypothesis outlines, collected raw EEG and behavioral data, and reviewed data analysis with superiors in the LLL.
Curated research poster and professionally presented findings of the summer research project.

Public Relations Officer

Women Empowered SDSU

May 2019 - May 2020

Collaborated with officers to provide other women a safe, inspiring, and joyful environment.
Planned and facilitated monthly meetings centered around cultivating a supportive, healthy, and generative environment for members.

Skills

Leadership

Classroom Management

Conflict Resolution

Lesson and Project Planning

Social and Academic Development

Safety Awareness - CPR/ AED/ First Aid Certified

Administering Language Assessments