Elementary School Teacher

• Sep 2020 - Present

Technical Specialist

• Sep 2019 - Oct 2020

While the role of a Technical Specialist at Apple is primarily to assist guests in troubleshooting their devices, I make it a point to empower guests by educating them about their devices. With knowledge, guests feel more capable of solving their technology issues.

Specialist

• Oct 2016 - Sep 2019

While in this role, I took on many different responsibilities. Early on, I made it a point to learn as much as I possibly could, not only about Apple products, but how the store itself functioned. I learned each and every nuance to the store's visuals and eventual became responsible for teaching others how to keep the store up to the correct standards. In this role, I found myself taking on a teaching role not only with customers, but with my peers as well. When new hires began working in the store, I took on the role of mentor for many of them. Show less

Apple Camp Councilor

• Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

Over the course of four weeks, I facilitated four different sessions for community kids ages 8-14. Session topics included, Movie Making with Clips, Song Creation with GarageBand, Art and Design with Procreate, and Coding with Sphero. The ability to lead these sessions requires knowledge of each program as well the ability to engage kids. While doing this, I also helped my peers with strategies for working with kids. Most of the facilitators are used to teaching adults and found my insight helpful. Show less

Student Teacher

• Jan 2020 - May 2020

My student teaching experience did not go the way I had expected. About halfway through my practicum, schools closed due to COVID-19. Prior to this, I had been working my way to taking over the fifth grade class I was in. Social studies had been completely under my charge, while I was working towards taking over science for the entire fifth grade. When schools closed, I recognized it was necessary to pivot and change every expectation I had for student teaching. As Quincy transitioned to distance learning, I created a website that housed an entire research project for the students to complete. The project lasted four weeks and engaged the entire fifth grade. Attached is a link to this website which includes the lessons and student work samples. Show less