English Language Arts Teacher

• Aug 2020 - Present

English Teaching Assistant

• Sep 2019 - Mar 2020

• Taught English lessons at multiple high schools in second-largest city in Bosnia • Led English conversation classes twice a week at American Corner for participants of all ages and levels • Utilized student feedback to increase engagement at conversation classes (averaged 25 attendees per class) • Taught English lessons at multiple high schools in second-largest city in Bosnia • Led English conversation classes twice a week at American Corner for participants of all ages and levels • Utilized student feedback to increase engagement at conversation classes (averaged 25 attendees per class)

Counselor

• Jun 2017 - Aug 2019

• Coordinated with two co-counselors overseeing group of 8 and 9-year-olds • Developed activities and defused conflicts between campers • Organized and facilitated karaoke and soccer electives for campers ages 8-12 • Coordinated with two co-counselors overseeing group of 8 and 9-year-olds • Developed activities and defused conflicts between campers • Organized and facilitated karaoke and soccer electives for campers ages 8-12

Substitute Teacher

• May 2017 - Jun 2019

• Substitute teacher at McDevitt Middle School, Kennedy Middle School, and Waltham High School • Substitute teacher at McDevitt Middle School, Kennedy Middle School, and Waltham High School

Student Teacher

• Jan 2019 - May 2019

• Taught Harlem Renaissance and “A Raisin in the Sun” units to three 9th-grade English Language Arts classes in full-inclusion setting at BPS high school • Designed and taught 5-week “Exploring Identity Through Memoir” unit culminating in E-Zine project • Incorporated SEL into class/grade-level lessons. Created self-reflection worksheet used by ninth-grade team for students assigned recovery • Recorded 226 full-responsibility hour and 412 total classroom hours • Taught Harlem Renaissance and “A Raisin in the Sun” units to three 9th-grade English Language Arts classes in full-inclusion setting at BPS high school • Designed and taught 5-week “Exploring Identity Through Memoir” unit culminating in E-Zine project • Incorporated SEL into class/grade-level lessons. Created self-reflection worksheet used by ninth-grade team for students assigned recovery • Recorded 226 full-responsibility hour and 412 total classroom hours

Field Study II

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2018

• Provided part-time (80 hours) instruction and support in 7th-grade English Language Arts class • Designed and taught two lessons and mini-lesson during Greek Mythology unit • Guided small group reading activities during weekly visits to ESL class • Provided part-time (80 hours) instruction and support in 7th-grade English Language Arts class • Designed and taught two lessons and mini-lesson during Greek Mythology unit • Guided small group reading activities during weekly visits to ESL class

Sports Correspondent

• Apr 2012 - Sep 2018

• Assisted with high school, college, professional sports coverage. • (2013-14, 2018) Covered New England Revolution home games. Wrote game stories. • (2013-14) Attended Revolution training sessions. Wrote previews, news stories, features. • High school soccer beat writer for fall 2013 season. Covered games, wrote weekly updates for Boston.com’s high school sports page. Wrote weekly notebook, chose Boston Globe All-Scholastics, entered stats into database and updated weekly standings. • Worked office shifts, assisted copy desk. Answered calls, entered high school scores into database. Wrote high school roundup and blog posts for Boston.com. • (2012-13) Wrote long-form story for Boston.com on Boston Public School middle school football league funded by a charity that funds sports at inner-city middle schools.

After-School Program Staff

• Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

• Part of five-person staff for after-school program serving students in grades 6-8 • Organized afternoon activity schedule as a team. Facilitated activities such as plantain cooking, sports, and Jeopardy • Created, assessed, and revised different policies at staff meetings • Part of five-person staff for after-school program serving students in grades 6-8 • Organized afternoon activity schedule as a team. Facilitated activities such as plantain cooking, sports, and Jeopardy • Created, assessed, and revised different policies at staff meetings

Notre Dame Football and Men's Basketball Reporter

• Jan 2015 - Apr 2017

• Notre Dame football and men's basketball reporter for 247Sports. CBS affiliate • Produced and adapted content across multiple mediums (articles, videos, podcasts, social media) • Notre Dame football and men's basketball reporter for 247Sports. CBS affiliate • Produced and adapted content across multiple mediums (articles, videos, podcasts, social media)

Crime Reporter

• Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

• Covered crime for daily newspaper with circulation of 20,000 • Developed relationship with community members and members of police department/sheriff’s office • Wrote feature and breaking news stories about crime and trends in western North Carolina • Contributed to football coverage • Covered crime for daily newspaper with circulation of 20,000 • Developed relationship with community members and members of police department/sheriff’s office • Wrote feature and breaking news stories about crime and trends in western North Carolina • Contributed to football coverage

Writer/Web Editor

• Sep 2010 - May 2014

• Wrote news stories, features for print and web • Web editor during junior year. Created/edited short videos, edited daily blog posts and posted to www.CurrierTimes.net. Monitored paper’s Twitter account @CurrierTimes) • Learned fundamentals of photography, video editing, layout • Wrote news stories, features for print and web • Web editor during junior year. Created/edited short videos, edited daily blog posts and posted to www.CurrierTimes.net. Monitored paper’s Twitter account @CurrierTimes) • Learned fundamentals of photography, video editing, layout