Objective: To teach and foster the acquisition of the Spanish language, and to foster an appreciation for the many
Spanish-speaking communities both around the world and here in the United States
Teaching Experience
Spanish 1-3 Grades 10-12 Mariposa County High School Mariposa, CA 2017-2023
● Fostered a comfortable and safe environment for students to learn, make mistakes while trying, and
grow in their understanding of the language and culture
● Provided structure, high expectations, and engaging instruction, not once (as of my seventh year in the
profession) having to refer a student to administration for discipline
● Provided English Language Learners with leadership roles within the classroom, having them lead
activities and help their classmates with Spanish
● Used Canvas to organize all assignments and class expectations
● Added 100+ vocabulary and grammar sets in the target language to game platforms such as Gimkit,
Quizlet, and Blooket, so that students can experience gamified learning
● Created 60+ conversation starters (sets of 20 or more conversation questions) in the target language
that students use to record themselves having natural conversations in Spanish with their classmates
● Used Artificial Intelligence to foster TPRS (Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling)
ELD Grades 9-12 Mariposa County High School Mariposa, CA 2017-2018
● Provided English instruction to students with varying levels of English
● Welcomed new students arriving at the school from other countries and other regions in California
● Served as a liaison between students and their teachers
Adult English (SL) Mariposa Adult Education Mariposa, CA 2018-2019
● Taught English to seasonal workers two nights each week
● Used music to teach vocabulary and grammar to students of various levels in the same classroom
● Helped foster a sense of community for migrant workers who were far from home
Spanish 2, 4, 5, AP Seton LaSalle High School Pittsburgh, PA 2016-2017
● Fostered an immersion environment in which students acquire the language as much as they learn it
● Developed units based on real-life contexts and vocabulary, teaching grammar without making it central
● Fostered development of the four key language domains: reading, writing, speaking, and listening
● Brought students from a novice level to intermediate, in which they could read, write, speak, and
understand language in regard to things, activities, people, and places in their daily lives
Student Teaching Greater Latrobe Junior High School Latrobe, PA Spring 2016
● Instructed 150 seventh and eighth-grade Spanish I students
● Implemented research-based simulated immersion strategies into a more traditional curriculum
● Became comfortable with technology, classroom management tactics, and research-based instructional
strategies such as the implementation of comprehensible input, i+1, and the PACE model
Student Teacher Greensburg Salem High School Greensburg, PA Spring 2016
● Trained in a simulated immersion setting in which students and teachers use 100% Spanish
● Instructed advanced-level classes including Spanish IV, Spanish V/AP, and Spanish VI
● Assisted high school students in teaching FLES, Foreign Language in Elementary Schools
Related Experience
University Resident Assistant SVC Residence Life Latrobe, PA 2013-2016
● Worked with fellow RAs to plan educational and extracurricular events
● Engaged with residents, maintained extensive documentation, and enforced institutional policies
● Handled situations related to mental health, alcohol, drug, and roommate/neighbor conflicts
Mentor & Night Guard Crossroads Camp SVC Opportunity Program Summers 2014 & 2015
● Served as a Mentor, Camp Counselor, and Resident Assistant
● Fostered a one-week college experience for inner-city sophomores from Pittsburgh, PA
● Led group activities and nightly reflections, enforced policies, and mentored students
Camp Counselor Challenge Camp SVC Education Department Summer 2014
● Supervised students throughout daily routines including meals, class, and activities
● Lived among students, led group activities, and enforced policies
Tutoring SVC Foreign Language Department Spring 2014-Spring 2016
● Tutored college-level Intermediate Spanish 1 and 2 students
Education
● Western Governors University - Masters in Curriculum & Instruction
● University of the Pacific - 32 Professional & Continuing Education Credits
● Saint Vincent College - B.S. in Spanish, B.S. in Theology, Minor in Education K-12
● Universal Language School in Cuernavaca, Mexico
