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Hayes Middle School / Albuquerque High School / University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

Student Teacher Art Education

​2019

 

​Collaborated with cooperating teachers to develop and teach units with
meaningful essential questions in a variety of art media.

• Assisted with classroom set up and designed systems to facilitate
student community building.
• Developed middle school Advanced Art unit with supporting flipped instruction videos to facilitate student choice in materials
• Scaffolded learning for middle school Art 1 students including the study of contemporary artists, integrated technology, and drawing strategies.
• Supported individual student portfolio development through critique and contemporary art discussions in high school AP and Drawing and Painting 3 courses.

 

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Arthur Ashe Charter School / Firstline Schools

New Orleans, LA

3rd Grade Lead Teacher

2014 - 2017

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Led scholars to critically analyze texts through literary essays
and class debates while emphasizing personal development and
scholarly habits.

• Created innovative project-based learning opportunities
emphasizing collaboration and a final product or
performance.
• Differentiated literacy lessons to address student needs
through group work, utilization of technology, and individual
feedback.
• Fostered a class culture with student-to-student
accountability, student ownership over classroom academic
and social norms, and student led discussions.
• Networked with Edible Schoolyards to plant and maintain a
small class garden utilized to establish student responsibility,
ecological awareness, and enrich science lessons.
• Rebuilt network-wide unit plans with grade-level partners
to maximize student achievement through alignment with
Common Core learning objectives and cross-subject
integration.

• Served as 3rd/4th Grade Team Leader to coordinate grade-
level experiences to enrich student learning.

• Mentored first-year supporting teacher to develop
management and lesson planning skills as well as coordinate
co-teaching.

 

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James Elementary School / Teach for America

Kansas City, MO

Kindergarten, 2nd Grade Teacher

2011 - 2014

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Empowered life-long readers and critical math thinkers with
rigorous standards, creative writing, and personal character
development.
• Selected from 48,000 applicants to receive professional
development tailored to teaching in under-resourced schools.
• Planned and co-taught with English Language Learner
teacher to ensure differentiation.
• Partnered with Mattie Rhodes, a local community center, to
bring “Eating From the Garden” curriculum to the classroom,
educating students about nutrition and gardening.
• Chaired special events committee to spearhead school-wide
monthly author studies.