Experience

Galin Education

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Director

  • Sep 2017 - Oct 2018

  • Design workshops for preparing college application materials • Create marketing materials for Galin Education including brochures, posters, and flyers • Manage and edit Galin Education's newsletter and blog • Build curriculum for teaching students executive functioning skills • Mentor students one-on-one as an Academic Coach • Tutor students as they work to improve their ACT scores • Guide students through the process of writing college application essays • Design workshops for preparing college application materials • Create marketing materials for Galin Education including brochures, posters, and flyers • Manage and edit Galin Education's newsletter and blog • Build curriculum for teaching students executive functioning skills • Mentor students one-on-one as an Academic Coach • Tutor students as they work to improve their ACT scores • Guide students through the process of writing college application essays



PEOPLE Program at University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Writing Instructor

  • Apr 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Designed and led a summer writing enrichment program for rising high school seniors • Co-taught professional communication workshops for 140 students • Worked one-on-one with each student to revise and edit college admission essays • Directed two education interns to assist students with college admission essays • Designed and led a summer writing enrichment program for rising high school seniors • Co-taught professional communication workshops for 140 students • Worked one-on-one with each student to revise and edit college admission essays • Directed two education interns to assist students with college admission essays



Des Moines Area Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  • Instructed introductory reading, writing, and study skills courses • Differentiated instruction for a diverse group of students, which included English language learners, recent immigrant students, returning students, first generation students, and traditional students • Instructed introductory reading, writing, and study skills courses • Differentiated instruction for a diverse group of students, which included English language learners, recent immigrant students, returning students, first generation students, and traditional students



Jane Goodall Environmental Sciences Academy

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advisor / Teacher

  • Aug 2015 - Jul 2016

  • Founding team member of JGESA, a teacher-powered, project-based learning school • Academic advisor for students grades 6-12 • Chair of the Curriculum/Program Committee • Administrated the school’s Project Foundry, an online platform that tracks students’ academic work and progress towards graduation • Founding team member of JGESA, a teacher-powered, project-based learning school • Academic advisor for students grades 6-12 • Chair of the Curriculum/Program Committee • Administrated the school’s Project Foundry, an online platform that tracks students’ academic work and progress towards graduation



Hope High School

• United States

• Student Teacher

  • Aug 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Taught 10th Grade World Literature (65 classes) and 12th Grade AP Literature (20 classes) • Implemented and embellished 10th Grade SpringBoard Curriculum to encompass the Common Core Standards • Integrated current and relevant news items into classroom activities (such as the incident in Ferguson, MO) • Created a curriculum to introduce and prepare AP Literature students for timed essay writing • Completed a research project to test the usefulness of pre-writing strategies as… Show more • Taught 10th Grade World Literature (65 classes) and 12th Grade AP Literature (20 classes) • Implemented and embellished 10th Grade SpringBoard Curriculum to encompass the Common Core Standards • Integrated current and relevant news items into classroom activities (such as the incident in Ferguson, MO) • Created a curriculum to introduce and prepare AP Literature students for timed essay writing • Completed a research project to test the usefulness of pre-writing strategies as diagnostic tools to further shape writing instruction • Observed over sixty hours of teaching in a variety of disciplines, grades, and Providence-area schools • Participated in weekly faculty meetings and various professional development workshops Show less • Taught 10th Grade World Literature (65 classes) and 12th Grade AP Literature (20 classes) • Implemented and embellished 10th Grade SpringBoard Curriculum to encompass the Common Core Standards • Integrated current and relevant news items into classroom activities (such as the incident in Ferguson, MO) • Created a curriculum to introduce and prepare AP Literature students for timed essay writing • Completed a research project to test the usefulness of pre-writing strategies as… Show more • Taught 10th Grade World Literature (65 classes) and 12th Grade AP Literature (20 classes) • Implemented and embellished 10th Grade SpringBoard Curriculum to encompass the Common Core Standards • Integrated current and relevant news items into classroom activities (such as the incident in Ferguson, MO) • Created a curriculum to introduce and prepare AP Literature students for timed essay writing • Completed a research project to test the usefulness of pre-writing strategies as diagnostic tools to further shape writing instruction • Observed over sixty hours of teaching in a variety of disciplines, grades, and Providence-area schools • Participated in weekly faculty meetings and various professional development workshops Show less



Brown University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• English Co-Teacher at Brown Summer High School

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Collaborated to build a classroom and curriculum for a one-month credit recovery program for grades 9-12 • Created a unit titled “The Paths We Take” around the central text Endangered by Eliot Schrefer • Incorporated the latest pedagogical theory and practice from teachers and authors such as Kelly Gallagher, Jim Burke, and Kylene Beers • Integrated new technology into classroom practice, including iPads, Google products, and Adobe products to engage and further student learning • Collaborated to build a classroom and curriculum for a one-month credit recovery program for grades 9-12 • Created a unit titled “The Paths We Take” around the central text Endangered by Eliot Schrefer • Incorporated the latest pedagogical theory and practice from teachers and authors such as Kelly Gallagher, Jim Burke, and Kylene Beers • Integrated new technology into classroom practice, including iPads, Google products, and Adobe products to engage and further student learning



Barriques

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Café Specialist

  • Jun 2013 - May 2014

  • Provided customer service as part of a barista team • Obtained servers license and an in-depth knowledge of coffee and wine • Provided customer service as part of a barista team • Obtained servers license and an in-depth knowledge of coffee and wine



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Collegiate Experience Writing Tutor

  • Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Held conferences with incoming, first-generation university students with regard to summer class essays • Fostered students’ creative and critical thinking, productive writing strategies, and close reading skills

• Writing Fellow

  • Sep 2012 - May 2013

  • Worked professionally and amicably with students as a tutor for a writing intensive class • Connected students and professors by communicating writing expectations for the course

• Peer Advisor in the College of Letters & Science

  • Aug 2011 - May 2012

  • Advised and taught students valuable skills in one-on-one and group settings • Helped to arrange schedules and navigate on-line academic resources for students • Mastered working calmly in a high stress environment to serve multiple people and personalities at once • Advised and taught students valuable skills in one-on-one and group settings • Helped to arrange schedules and navigate on-line academic resources for students • Mastered working calmly in a high stress environment to serve multiple people and personalities at once