Teaching

University of California, Berkeley

• ASSOCIATE INSTRUCTOR, 2023 - PRESENT

  • • • Spanish 2, 2024 - PRESENT

      • Introducción a la lingüística hispánica, 2023 - 2024

California Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential, 2016 – Present

• Foreign Language- Spanish (EC-12)

• English Learner Instruction Authorization (ELA1)

San Juan Hills High School, Capistrano Unified School District

• SPANISH TEACHER, 2016 – 2021 

• Advanced Placement Spanish V Literature and Culture, 2018 – 2021

AP Exam Pass Rate: 94% (2020), 94% (2019)

• Advanced Placement Spanish IV Language and Culture, 2017 – 2018

AP Exam Pass Rate: 92% (2018)

• Spanish III, 2020 – 2021

• Spanish II, 2016 – 2021

• Spanish I, 2016 – 2017

• SECONDARY TEACHING ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, 2018 – 2019 

• Redesigned Saturday school program to focus on academic intervention instead of mere discipline

• Administered extracurricular events and detention

• School Site Council Representative for Instructional Leadership Team

• CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT GUIDE COMMITTEE MEMBER, 2017 – 2018 

• Revamped district curriculum guides for Spanish I, II and III

Teach For America, John W. Runyon Elementary School, Dallas Independent School District

• BILINGUAL ELEMENTARY TEACHER, 2013 – 2015 

• Blended differentiated instruction techniques with comprehensive data tracking to guide 100% of students to achieve all benchmark goals for the 2014-2015 school year

• Raised average student mastery of grade level benchmarks by 54% from initial to summative assessment, with 96% of students meeting all benchmark goals for the 2013-2014 school year

• GRADE LEVEL CHAIR, 2014 – 2015 

• Directed weekly lesson and assessment planning sessions

• Established collaborative observation opportunities among team members 

• LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR, 2014 – 2015 

• Managed the language program placement for over 400 English Language Learners

Joint Educational Project, University of Southern California

• SPANISH PROGRAM ASSISTANT, 2010 – 2013 

• Facilitated teaching assistant opportunities for undergraduate students in LAUSD schools

• Led trainings for undergraduate student volunteers and graded weekly essays written in Spanish about their experiences in order to help them progress in their undergraduate Spanish courses

Central American Resource Center, Los Angeles, California

• CITIZENSHIP INSTRUCTOR, 2011 

• Provided bilingual citizenship instruction in both Spanish and English for legal permanent residents

• LEGAL INTERN, 2011 

• Cultivated partnerships with 36 other non-profit organizations to provide helpful seminars for those seeking citizenship