Education __________________________________________________________________

Graduate Studies                                                                         Undergraduate Studies
Boise State University                                                                   University of Idaho                                              M.E.T. (2015)                                                                                 B.A. English, B.A. Spanish: 2007
- Certificate Online Teaching (2015)                                               GPA: 3.9 Eng, 3.7 Span, 3.6 cum                         - Certificate in Secondary/K-12 Teaching: 2011

                   State of Georgia & Idaho Teaching Certificate/Endorsement in Spanish (P-12)

Praxis II, English -  Passed, 188                                             Praxis I - Passed, 179             
Praxis II, Spanish - Passed, 180                                             Graduate Certificate in Secondary/K-12 Teaching

Relevant Professional Experience ___________________________________________ 

Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle School: Spanish Teacher

                August 2012 – Present    link

    u  Teach Spanish to all middle-grades at a Title I school using the International Baccalaureate framework.

    u  Develop & teach all course work, exams, and projects to meet IB and state standards.

    u  Teach 6 different Spanish classes, including Spanish for Heritage Speakers and High School Spanish.

    u  Manage classroom behavior and design behavior management plans to help students meet class goals.

Meridian School District: Night & Summer Program English Teacher

                September 2011 – July 2012

    u  Teach English 11A/B course material to an academically diverse group of students.

    u  Develop all course work, exams, and projects to meet course goals and Idaho state standards.

    u  Manage classroom behavior and design behavior management plans to help students meet class goals.

    u  Prepare to meet the needs of both credit-recovery students and students attempting to graduate early.

Foothills School of Arts and Sciences

                 September 2011 – December 2011 

    u  Co-Teach Spanish to a mixed age and ability group of junior high students in a project-based learning

          environment.

    u  Design individualized and group lesson plans for beginning Spanish students.

    u  Assess student progress using project-based learning methods and cross-disciplinary collaboration with

          other Foothills instructors.

    u  Provide partial and total immersion Spanish language environment for students.

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth: Teaching Assistant

                June 2011 – August 2011 

u  Assisted in a college-level essay writing course designed for academically gifted secondary students.

u  Kept detailed, written record of student activity and participation during class.

u  Supervised students during study hours and assisted with coursework.

Kuna Middle School: English Intern

                August 2010 – May 2011

u  Interned and student taught in Language Arts 8 classroom for entire academic year.

u  Performed over 120 days of independent classroom instruction.

u  Developed units that encourage student achievement and aim towards a higher-level of creative, critical thinking.

u  Created an adaptive classroom and behavior management plan that focuses on students’ positive behaviors while outlining the logical consequences of negative behaviors.

u  Prepared students for NAEP and EOC exams for Language Arts/English.

Kuna School District: Substitute Teacher

                August 2010 – May 2011

u  Provided full-day instruction to classes of 30-35 students.

u  Successfully monitored student behavior.

u  Wrote notes for the absent instructor on class progress.

Boise State University: C.A.M.P. Writing Assistant

                August 2010 – December 2010

u  Assisted first- and second-year Latino college students with current English usage and format for essays, reports, websites, and other projects as part of the College Assistance for Migrants Program (C.A.M.P.).

u  Scheduled advising meetings with students; revised and edited student work; maintained correspondence with English professors at Boise State so as to better help the C.A.M.P. students with their course work.

u  Co-taught a lesson for two sections of the C.A.M.P. study skills course on how to write a personal statement for a scholarship. Lead the class, assigned an essay as homework, and provided feedback on the results.

Get English ESL Academy

                July 2009 – December 2009
       u  Taught private ELL courses that developed the language producing/comprehension skills of students.
       u  Organized and prepared daily activities for a wide range of student abilities and interests.
       u  Designed personalized lesson plans to meet individual student goals.

Ministerio de educatión, Spain: English Language Assistant

                October 2008 - December 2009

u  Assisted in the TESOL classrooms of two urban primary schools in Barcelona, Spain.

u  Aided the progressive development in pronunciation, syntax, semantics, and dialectical recognition of English with speakers of other languages.

u  Planned lessons with colleagues; independently lead groups of students between the ages of seven and twelve; monitored student behavior.

u  Primarily taught in English. Also directed lessons in Spanish and/or Catalán as needed.

u  Assisted with extracurricular activities, such as primary-level club soccer and music events.