Experience

International School of Curacao

• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• 3rd Grade Teacher

  • Jul 2018 - Present



Town of Colchester, CT

• Colchester, CT

• Colchester Parks and Recreation

  • Aug 2017 - Aug 2018

  Administrative tasks, community engagement, budget work Administrative tasks, community engagement, budget work



Colchester Parks and Recreation

• Colchester Day Camp Head Counselor and Counselor in Training Assistant Director

  • May 2008 - Aug 2018

  Multiple roles over 9 years: Counselor in training (volunteer), junior counselor, head counselor, and assistant director of the counselor in training program Worked with grades 1, 3, 4, and 5 Multiple roles over 9 years: Counselor in training (volunteer), junior counselor, head counselor, and assistant director of the counselor in training program Worked with grades 1, 3, 4, and 5



Town of East Hartford, CT

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• O'Brien STEM Academy

  • Aug 2017 - May 2018

  Co-teaching workshop with grades 3-5 math and science classrooms Conducting research on scaffolding the development of academic vocabulary with English language learning students in STEM content Co-teaching workshop with grades 3-5 math and science classrooms Conducting research on scaffolding the development of academic vocabulary with English language learning students in STEM content



La Paz Community School

• Guanacaste, Costa Rica

• La Paz Community School Intern/Long Term Substitute

  • May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Conducted research on the value of place-based learning Teacher's assistant/primary English substitute teacher in 1st and 2nd grade classrooms Provided Instruction in both English and Spanish - English, Math, Science in English -Spanish, Social Studies in Spanish Staff meeting/Professional Development: Bilingual Cooperating Teacher: Founder Sara McGowan Conducted research on the value of place-based learning Teacher's assistant/primary English substitute teacher in 1st and 2nd grade classrooms Provided Instruction in both English and Spanish - English, Math, Science in English -Spanish, Social Studies in Spanish Staff meeting/Professional Development: Bilingual Cooperating Teacher: Founder Sara McGowan



Hartford County Public Schools

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Teacher in 1st Grade Classroom

  • Sep 2016 - May 2017

  Full time classroom student teacher in 1st grade classroom January-May Responsible for all subject planning and instruction - Helped to pilot Eureka math program - Created mini geoscience unit (with science notebooks) for science fair investigation - Implemented a writer's process unit and published student's final drafts of creative writing pieces Grade level team collaboration Cooperating Teacher: Beth Doyle Full time classroom student teacher in 1st grade classroom January-May Responsible for all subject planning and instruction - Helped to pilot Eureka math program - Created mini geoscience unit (with science notebooks) for science fair investigation - Implemented a writer's process unit and published student's final drafts of creative writing pieces Grade level team collaboration Cooperating Teacher: Beth Doyle



Quester's Way

• Mansfield, CT

• Mind and Motion Child Care/ Family Facilitator

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Mind and motion organization, facilitator of birthday parties, family engagement facilitator, full body learning through play, teaching mindfulness practices Mind and motion organization, facilitator of birthday parties, family engagement facilitator, full body learning through play, teaching mindfulness practices



UConn Residential Life

• North Campus, Towers Quadrangle

• Resident Assistant

  • Jan 2015 - May 2017

  I worked as a resident assistant to mostly first year freshman and transfer students. I built connections with my residents through programming opportunities, campus events, and partner collaborations. Week of Welcome student leader and employee for incoming students I worked as a resident assistant to mostly first year freshman and transfer students. I built connections with my residents through programming opportunities, campus events, and partner collaborations. Week of Welcome student leader and employee for incoming students



AmeriCorps

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Jumpstart Student Program Director

  • Sep 2013 - May 2017

  Community Outreach Student Leader, professional development coordinator, working with teacher and student volunteers in 12 preschool sites in Vernon and Windham schools, language and literacy development to close the kindergarten readiness gap, administrative work Community Outreach Student Leader, professional development coordinator, working with teacher and student volunteers in 12 preschool sites in Vernon and Windham schools, language and literacy development to close the kindergarten readiness gap, administrative work



Mansfield Schools

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Southeast Elementary School Student Teacher

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Student Teacher in 3rd Grade Classroom; Cooperating Teacher: Susan Kaminski Created and implemented endangered animals unit with formative assessment Student Teacher in 3rd Grade Classroom; Cooperating Teacher: Susan Kaminski Created and implemented endangered animals unit with formative assessment



Windham Public Schools

• Windham, CT

• Natchaug Elementary School Student Teacher

  • Sep 2015 - Dec 2015

  English Language Leaner support--push in and pull out Grades 1-5 Cooperating Teacher: Beth Prose English Language Leaner support--push in and pull out Grades 1-5 Cooperating Teacher: Beth Prose



Hebron Public Schools

• Hebron, CT

• KinderRHAM Substitute Teacher

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  Substitute teacher in Kindergarten classroom Cooperating Teacher: Cari Duigou Substitute teacher in Kindergarten classroom Cooperating Teacher: Cari Duigou



Colchester Public Schools

• Colchester, CT

• Colchester Intermediate School Volunteer

  • 2013 - 2013

  Cooperating Teacher: Jennifer Burchfield Cooperating Teacher: Jennifer Burchfield