Education 

Johns Hopkins - Graduate School of Education
Baltimore, Maryland. Expected Graduation: December 2016
M.S., Education, Concentration: Education Studies in Secondary Education ​
Georgetown University - School of Foreign Service
​Washington, D.C. Graduation: May 2014
B.S., Foreign Service. Major: Regional Studies of Latin America, Cum Laude 

Work Experience 

TEACH-NOW Graduate School of Education 
August, 2018 to present
Director of Instructional Development
Support, develop, and empower faculty of more than 50 instructors and coordinate matters related to instructional development of university. In addition, instruct cohorts of 10-15 teachers seeking credentialing in project-based, collaborative, virtual learning. Design Zoom classes for groups of diverse linguistic backgrounds and experience levels. Evaluate assignments using rubric assessment tools. Teach and coach through synchronous and asynchronous learning, including virtual classes, discussions, and group projects. 
Guajome Park Academy
August, 2016 - June, 2018
Spanish Teacher  
Incorporate Total Physical Response (TPR), Brain-Targeted Teaching, and cooperative grouping to create safe and engaging learning environment with high expectations. Work with students in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12 grades. Promote communicative and cultural competency through responsive teaching and literacy development. Teach Spanish as a world language and as a heritage language. 

District of Columbia Public Schools
April, 2014 - August, 2016

Spanish Teacher  |  April, 2014 - June, 2016
Integrate the arts (music, drama, and visual) into immersive Spanish class for students in preschool through eighth grade at Takoma Education Campus. Work with more than 450 students in weekly and biweekly classes.  

English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher |  August, 2015 - June, 2016
Collaborate with general educators to provide accommodations to students who are speakers of languages other than English in PK and 5th grade at Takoma Education Campus. Promote inclusion through small-group instruction. Serve as the ESL testing chair and coordinator under the direction of the assistant principal. Organize and facilitate testing for all ESL students. 
District Curriculum Writer  |  August, 2015 - August, 2016
Designed seven-day Integrated Performance Assessment for elementary world language classrooms. Wrote district-wide world language curriculum for levels one and three of high school language instruction. Design teacher-facing lesson plans, unit plans, and assessments. 

Summer School Teacher  |  Summer of 2014, 2015, and 2016
Served students of the District of Columbia in summer school in grades four, five, and eight. Designed student-centered lessons focused on advancing student growth in math and English Language arts. 

TNTP
April, 2015 - August, 2016

Teacher Preparation Curriculum Writer  |  August, 2015 - June, 2016
Designed and wrote year-long online course for new teachers of foreign languages. Through podcasts, collaborative assignments, and Blackboard modules, introduced research-based teaching methods including  Comprehensible Input and Task-Based Learning. Moderated course, providing feedback and assessing teacher performance through lesson and assessment planning. 

Teacher Effectiveness Coach  |  April, 2016 - August, 2016
After extensive training on best practices in coaching and assessing teachers, support 12 new teachers through in-class coaching and evaluation. Model and teach best practices in classroom management and instruction using Doug Lemov's Teach Like a Champion 2.0 techniques.  

Model Teacher  |  April, 2015 - August, 2015
Demonstrated best practices in ELA teaching and classroom management to cohort of new teachers while employed as a summer school teacher with D.C.P.S. Facilitated professional development sessions for Spanish teachers and modeled techniques in increasing target language use in the world language classroom.  

The British Embassy 
April, 2013 - July , 2016

Intensive Spanish Instructor |  April, 2013 - September, 2013
Designed and instructed 280-hour language class for high-ranking British diplomat.
Immersed diplomat in language and cultural task-based instruction to prepare for service in Mexico.

Enrichment Spanish Instructor |  September 2013 - July, 2016
Recruited 40 embassy staff members to expand course to weekly hour-long class.
Connect with local community through staff excursions to Latino cultural sites and events. Promote self-direction and autonomy to create lifelong learners of embassy staff.

Professional Development 

World Language

  • World Language Workstations (August, 2014)
  • Flamboyan Family Engagement Trainings (August, 2014 and October, 2014)
  • Authentic Texts in the World Language Classroom (October, 2015)
  • Kennedy Center Arts Integration Training (November, 2015)
  • ACTFL Proficiency Training (February, 2016)
  • ACTFL Conference (November, 2016)
  • ACTFL Conference (November, 2017)
  • CLTA Jamboree (October, 2018)

ELA and ESL

  • ELA Guided Reading (August, 2015)
  • ELA Literacy Workstations (August, 2015)
  • ELA Close Reading (February, 2016)
  • Integrating WIDA ESL Standards into Common Core Objectives (October, 2015)
  • WIDA Data Analysis (November, 2015)
  • WIDA ACCESS Test Training
  • GLAD 2-Day Training (April, 2017)

Teacher Development

  • Teach Like A Champion Teaching Techniques (April 2015 and April 2016)
  • Active Instructional Coaching (May 2016)
  • Coaching Conversations (May, 2016)
  • New Teacher Performance Management (June, 2016)