Summary

Versatile teacher candidate with 8+ years’ experience educating young people in a variety of settings and capacities.

Committed to providing a culturally responsive educational experience for all students.

Critical experience in working with at-risk/in-crisis youth populations.

Education

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Single Subject Credential, Social Science

January 2018 - January 2021

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Bachelor’s Degree, Chicano Studies

September 2008 - June 2012

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Bachelor’s Degree, Sociology

September 2008 - June 2012

 

Experience

Driver

Stone Ridge Academy

May 2021 - Current

Upland, CA

 
  • Transports high-need students to and from school

  • Works with Teacher Aides and Administration to fulfill student’s safety requirements

  • Hands-on coordination with Parents to make sure requests/needs are met with Administration

Student Teacher

Anaheim High School

Aug 2020 - Dec 2020

Anaheim, CA

 
  • Designed and Implemented lessons for 10th Grade World History in a distance learning environment

  • Created a positive, structured, and responsive classroom setting (see student feedback)

  • Helped students develop academic language, sourcing, and writing skills

  • Engaged students in academic discussions on concepts relating to the Enlightenment, Industrial Revolution, Imperialism and other standards-based content

Lead Instructor

Varsity Driving Academy

May 2016 - PRESENT

Irvine, CA

 
  • Provide driving instruction to students with varying levels of driving proficiency

  • Administer DMV-required training to incoming instructors 

  • Tailor lessons to students’ individual experience level and prepare them for the behind-the-wheel drive test.

  • Communicate students’ progress with families

Overnight Care Worker

Hart Community Homes

Oct 2015 - May 2016

Orange, CA

 
  • Provided in-home care for children aged 13-18 in a group home setting

  • Modeled and taught self-care habits and independent living skills to residents

  • Reinforced positive behavior and deescalated critical incidents

Youth Partner

Family Preservation Community Services

Nov 2012 - Dec 2014

Bakersfield, CA

 
  • Collaborated with a team to develop responsive, sustainable, and personalized plans of action for families and children at-risk or in-crisis

  • Educated youth in independent living and social-emotional skills based on assessment of their strengths and needs

  • Connected children and families to community resources and fostered natural support systems

  • Coordinated with a range of service providers and advocated for youth and their families in school, mental health, and juvenile justice settings 

  • Monitored and reported progress of each family/child to Kern County Department of Human Services

Certifications/Special Training

 
  • Certified with California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

  • First aid and CPR certified as of September 2020

  • Trained in Mandated Reporting as a social service worker