7th Grade English Teacher

• Aug 2021 - Present

8th Grade English Language Arts Teacher

• Aug 2017 - Jul 2021

-Lead weekly 8th grade department meetings to coordinate academic and behavioral interventions -Taught 110 students rigorous English Language Arts curriculum -Coordinated tutoring schedules, graded essays, implemented after-school clubs, organized field trips, integrated theater teachers from California Shakespeare Theater, and developed Positive Behavior Incentive Systems -Adapted curriculum for distance-learning -Conducted daily small group tutoring sessions for English Language Learners and students with special needs Show less

Assistant 2nd/3rd Grade Teacher

• Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

-Collaborated on a team of four teachers to develop innovative, project-based curriculum for math, science, history, and language arts for two mirrored 2nd/3rd grade classrooms -Taught journal-writing, social studies, Reader’s Workshop, Writer’s Workshop, math, and science using strategies that appeal to all modes of visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles -Mentored, built community, and encouraged students to be empathic, active citizens of the world -Collaborated on a team of four teachers to develop innovative, project-based curriculum for math, science, history, and language arts for two mirrored 2nd/3rd grade classrooms -Taught journal-writing, social studies, Reader’s Workshop, Writer’s Workshop, math, and science using strategies that appeal to all modes of visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning styles -Mentored, built community, and encouraged students to be empathic, active citizens of the world

Editorial Assistant

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

-Support Editorial Director, Sociology Editor, and Psychology Editor in acquisition and editing of 40-50 manuscripts per year authored by leading scholars whose work is regularly featured in The New York Times, Slate, and Mother Jones as well as on TedTalks, PBS, NBC, and NPR, including titles such as Eric Stover’s Hiding in Plain Sight, Roberto Gonzales’ Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America, and Ananya Roy’s Encountering Poverty: Thinking and Acting in an Unequal World -Create author contracts, coordinate deadlines, solicit peer reviews, and organize book proposals -Write, edit, and solicit blurbs from professors at universities like Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and MIT -Train and manage a team of work-studies and interns from UC Berkeley and UCLA Show less

Administrative Associate

• Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

-Process invoices, provide front-line services, manage contractors as well as office supply vendors -Liaison between building management, marketing, and administration in San Francisco Green Business certification process -Process invoices, provide front-line services, manage contractors as well as office supply vendors -Liaison between building management, marketing, and administration in San Francisco Green Business certification process

Substitute English Teacher

• Jun 2014 - Mar 2015

-Create and implement English curriculum for high school students -Create and implement English curriculum for high school students

Homework Support Center Coordinator

• Sep 2014 - Feb 2015

-Tutor middle school students in English, math, science, and history -Recruit and manage volunteer tutors from Cal State East Bay and Chabot College -Create and implement systems for tracking tutors' and students' progress -Recruit parents interested in attending free adult literacy classes, ESL conversation circles, and early childhood learn and play groups -Tutor middle school students in English, math, science, and history -Recruit and manage volunteer tutors from Cal State East Bay and Chabot College -Create and implement systems for tracking tutors' and students' progress -Recruit parents interested in attending free adult literacy classes, ESL conversation circles, and early childhood learn and play groups

Writer and Editor

• Apr 2013 - Sep 2014

-Offered structural help and line edits -Co-wrote script with video artist Adam Shecter -Offered structural help and line edits -Co-wrote script with video artist Adam Shecter

Bookseller

• Jun 2013 - Jun 2014

-Dialogue with customers and hand-sell books -Design and manage social media campaigns for Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook -Dialogue with customers and hand-sell books -Design and manage social media campaigns for Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook

Adult Literacy Instructor

• Sep 2012 - Jun 2014

• Develop and facilitate curriculum to prepare adult students for Test Assessing Secondary Completion (T.A.S.C.) in U.S. history, biology, pre-algebra, language arts, and the argumentative essay • Develop and facilitate curriculum for upper-level students learning English as a second language, with an emphasis on reading and writing opinion-based news articles, speeches, and manifestos • Develop and facilitate curriculum to prepare adult students for Test Assessing Secondary Completion (T.A.S.C.) in U.S. history, biology, pre-algebra, language arts, and the argumentative essay • Develop and facilitate curriculum for upper-level students learning English as a second language, with an emphasis on reading and writing opinion-based news articles, speeches, and manifestos

SAT Tutor

• Feb 2013 - Sep 2013

-Meet daily and offer for one-on-one help in SAT Reading Comprehension, Math, and Writing as well History, English, and the college essay. -Meet daily and offer for one-on-one help in SAT Reading Comprehension, Math, and Writing as well History, English, and the college essay.

Art of Teaching Graduate Assistant

• Sep 2011 - Jun 2013

-Assistant professors in the Art of Teaching Department, facilitate weekend programs, and blog for the program. -Assistant professors in the Art of Teaching Department, facilitate weekend programs, and blog for the program.

Editorial Intern

• Sep 2011 - Dec 2012

-Produced weekly articles for the Melville House blog MobyLives! -Researched novellas for republication -Managed databases and composed press releases for the publicity department -Produced weekly articles for the Melville House blog MobyLives! -Researched novellas for republication -Managed databases and composed press releases for the publicity department

Acquisitions Intern

• Jul 2012 - Sep 2012

-Evaluated first-reader responses for blurbs -Formatted and edited manuscripts -Evaluated first-reader responses for blurbs -Formatted and edited manuscripts

Volunteer

• Sep 2010 - Sep 2011

-Coordinated after-school programs, wrote/performed geography/language arts lessons, tutored, coached basketball, managed volunteers, painted murals, and sought donations from corporations/local businesses. -Coordinated after-school programs, wrote/performed geography/language arts lessons, tutored, coached basketball, managed volunteers, painted murals, and sought donations from corporations/local businesses.

Volunteer Teacher

• Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

• Created and implemented creative writing curriculum for high school seniors • Created and implemented creative writing curriculum for high school seniors

Drama Director

• Jul 2008 - Aug 2010

• Wrote and produced children's plays for children, ages 5 - 10. • Lead counselor for group of fifteen 3rd and 4th grade students. • Wrote and produced children's plays for children, ages 5 - 10. • Lead counselor for group of fifteen 3rd and 4th grade students.