My Teaching Experience
Background & Expertise
November 2018 - Present
Substitute Teacher at Anaheim Elementary School District, Saddleback Valley Unified District, and Irvine Unified School District
Leverages diverse instructional strategies and hands-on activities to engage students and boost understanding of material.
Uses diverse technologies to help students grasp materials and enhance overall education.
Oversees pop quizzes, material exams and standardized tests.
Maintains classroom discipline by applying proactive behavior management techniques.
Builds and strengthens positive relationships with students, parents and teaching staff to enhance student learning and classroom success.
Manages daily classroom functions to promote positive learning outcomes.
September 2017 - Present
Art/English/Math Teacher at PLAMU
Plans and delivers a variety of entertaining and engaging art and play classes through repeated visual and intellectual stimulation of the British Museum education and a Korean curriculum.
Creates visual experiences with famous artworks under different themes.
Utilizes STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics)-based education in order to develop the children's creativity, character, cultural sensibility, and confidence to express ideas.
Incorporates cultural, social, and historical components into the curriculum to diversify and expand learning material.
Assists with day to day office tasks such as filing and organizing student portfolios.
September 2018 - December 2018
Student Teaching at Stoddard Elementary
Studied curricula and faculty handbooks to better understand teacher duties and student expectations.
Diversified daily use of teaching materials and strategies to test methods and understand the usefulness of different approaches.
Collaborated with parents to discuss student behaviors and needs.
Maintained classroom discipline by applying proactive behavior management techniques.
Taught 3rd Grade GATE students fundamental building blocks and advanced concepts of ELA, ELD, PE, Science, Spelling, Writing, and Social Studies.
Worked with my mentor teacher to plan instructional goals and lesson activities covering required topics.
Matched instructional strategies with students' developmental levels to boost learning for every person.
Adopted different strategies for managing classroom environments and maintaining student discipline.
Leveraged diverse instructional strategies and hands-on activities to engage students and boost understanding of material.
Created lesson plans that incorporated mandated topics and included immersive activities for student engagement.
My Master's presentation is linked above.
Questions:
How does Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) support the academic language development of ELs?
How can inclusive pedagogy assist teachers in shaping their instructional strategies to meet the needs of ELs?
How can ELs expand their literacy skills within the framework of CGI?
Education
What I’ve Learned
Class of 2020
Master of Science from California State University, Fullerton
Curriculum and Instruction with the completion of a Multiple Subject Credential
Class of 2016
Bachelor of Arts from UCLA
Anthropology