Received California Teaching Credential from UC Berkeley 2002
Multicultural Urban Secondary Education (MUSE) Program, UC Berkeley, 2001-2003
Governor's Teaching Fellowship, 2001
Flander's Fellowship, 2001
Bachelor of Arts in English, emphasis in writing, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
Magna Cum Laude graduation honors, 2000
Studied a semester abroad in Western Europe and Israel, Fall 1999
Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation Scholar, 1999
Sigma Tau Delta National English Honor Society, inducted 1999
Presidential Scholarship, 1996-2000
Brian Lightner Memorial Scholarship, 1996-2000
Honors at Entrance, 1996
Currently (2002 - 2003) teaching 9th Grade English, John O'Connell HS, San Francisco, CA
Student Teacher, Albany Middle School, Albany, CA, Spring 2002
Led students in work on "I-Search Projects" (Quarter-long, multiple-step searches for information on topics of students' own choosing).
Taught A Thousand Pieces of Gold in conjunction with a history unit on the Westward movement to a heterogeneous 8th grade English/History Core class.
Worked individually at lunch and after school with mainstreamed English Language Learners to help them improve as writers.
Individual Student Reading Tutor, Albany Middle School, Albany, CA, Spring 2002
Used miscue analysis and think aloud procedures to assess student's reading level.
Explored and evaluated a variety of strategies to support student's reading growth.
Encouraged metacognitive conversations so student could identify his own reading processes and the strategies he will employ to grow as a reader.
Student Teacher, Arroyo High School, San Lorenzo, CA, Fall 2001
Developed and delivered theoried and interactive lessons to an 11th grade English class.
Met with students individually at lunch and after school to help them improve as writers.
Prepared, administered, and graded quizzes, homework assignments, and essays.
Assisted teaching a 12th grade sheltered English class and learned to use thoughtful and creative visual aids and structured groupwork projects to overcome language barriers.
Classroom Volunteer, Santa Barbara High School and Baechtel Grove Middle School, Willits, CA, 2000
Developed and delivered thoughtful and creative writing lessons.
Assisted students with Internet searches, homework assignments, and essay revision.