Experience

Associate Teacher

Bank Street School for Children

• Teach 3-, 4-, and 5-year old children online (due to Covid-19), focusing on their social-emotional learning and development
• Develop emergent social justice curriculum for children based on current sociopolitical contexts and events
• Create lesson plans and curricula to support early literacy, math, and emerging interests of children
• Support children and families in transition to remote learning as well as early school experiences

Education Specialist

Rwanda Education Assistance Project

• Worked with educators to develop and implement a model Early Childhood Development and Education center in Musha as an Awardee of the Mandela Washington Reciprocal Exchange Fellowship
• Led workshops for early childhood educators on play-based learning, observation and recording, and social emotional development
• Co-wrote proposal for and received the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund Rapid Relief grant, which funded: producing/printing a calendar promoting health messages created by Musha residents for the community about the COVID-19 pandemic, 1 new hand-washing station, PPE, 2 safety protocol trainings, and 3 COVID-safe events for the community

Literacy Tutor

P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon

• Worked with kindergarteners individually and in small groups to increase phonemic awareness and literacy using the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (84% of children advanced more than 2 reading levels)
• Participated in weekly professional development meetings with literacy tutors and specialists at Bank Street

Student Teacher

Bank Street College of Education

• Worked with classroom teachers at 3 separate schools over a 6-month period to create curricula based on students’ identities and interests
• Fostered positive relationships with students through 1-on-1, small-group, and full-class activities
  • Bank Street School for Children: Taught 4- and 5-year-olds early literacy and social skills with a focus on social-emotional development
  • P.S. 89 Liberty School: Created and adapted lesson plans in math, reading, and social studies to address 3^rd grade students’ academic needs
  • Manhattan Country School: Created and taught lesson plans to 5^th grade students in math, writing, literacy, and social studies

Assistant Teacher

Barnard Toddler Center

• Supervised toddlers in art activities, dramatic play, and large motor play
• Supported children in developing early social skills, conflict mediation, and basic problem-solving
• Participated in weekly seminars to explore toddler development, including language development, development of sense of self, and early social-emotional development

Associate Teacher

Bank Street School for Children

• Teach 3-, 4-, and 5-year old children online (due to Covid-19), focusing on their social-emotional learning and development
• Develop emergent social justice curriculum for children based on current sociopolitical contexts and events
• Create lesson plans and curricula to support early literacy, math, and emerging interests of children
• Support children and families in transition to remote learning as well as early school experiences

Farm Educator Intern

City Growers

• Taught elementary and middle school children in the classroom and on the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm about the environment
• Organized summer camp and the annual City Growers Educational Conference for educators, rewrote the mission statement, and submitted proposals to and obtained funding from the New York City Council for inner city children to participate in summer camp and aftercare for free

Founder & Baker

honey b. cakery

• Developed a business model, including applying for a license to run a cottage food business, creating a website, budgeting, advertising, and securing locations at local farmers’ markets
• Baked honey cakes to sell at local farmers’ markets, averaging sales of 100 to 200 cakes per week
• Promoted knowledge about protecting bees through sourcing honey locally, working with farmers, and educating customers