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Fun Facts
Something you might notice about me is that I love arts and crafts. Drawing, painting, constructing, creating are all right up my alley! Any fun and messy activity that gets the mind and body going is ideal for a great time, especially for kids!
About Me
I am a UT College of Education student, currently undergoing my student internship semesters. I am a senior graduating May 2016 with a bachelor's degree in Education and teacher certification. I'm so excited to be student teaching in my last semester! I have been an honors student for two years consecutively, and I don't plan on losing my streak! My goal is to attend grad school here at UT Austin for STEM Education, which is Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education.
Experience
In high school, I worked as a TA at my church and had experience with 6-14 year old students in my 3 years at the church. In college, I began austin">tutoring students as a volunteer for Victory Tutorials. Here, I worked with students from 1st to 9th grade. As a junior in college, I worked as a LA, or Learning Assistant in a series of college courses called the Hands On Science courses. These classes cover inquiry-based science instruction. Now I am a student intern in elementary schools in AISD.
Approach
Based on what I have learned in my classes at UT, I have adjusted my instruction to be student-centered and inquiry based. I believe learning should not follow the traditional structure of giving facts and filling students' knowledge banks, but learning comes from student curiosity and questioning. Students will learn through exploring the meaningful and relevant things around them, and constructing their own ideas and concepts rather than memorizing things that the instructor tells them.
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Early Childhood to 6th General Education
My Teaching Goals
I was very accomplished growing up. I made good grades in school, I was respectful, I did extracurricular activities, won many awards, and received lots of recognition. School came naturally...
Social Justice in the Classroom
For one of my classes at UT, we discussed the idea of Social Justice, a revolutionary way of approaching Social Studies. Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities. It is often...
Read more...The Writing Workshop
When instructing writing practices, students must take charge of their own learning. A student cannot be successful writers if they simply follow a constructed formula, given to them by their teachers....
Mindfullness in Classroom Management
Mindfulness is not a new concept to me, but I have never taken the initiative to apply the ideas related to mindfulness to my everyday life or in the classroom. What stuck out to me the...
English Tutoring
Courses taken (grade):
- READING ASSESSMENT AND DEVEL-H (A)
+studied instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and spelling
+created and implemented lesson plans on phonemic awareness, phonics, and comprehension
- 2-LANGUAGE ARTS-H (A)
+studied instruction in writing skills and processes based on the writing workshop model
+this course required weekly tutoring sessions with two students from Austin Discovery School.
- ACQUIS OF LANG & LITERACIES (A)
+studied differentiation strategies for ELL (English Language Learner) students
+this course required 14 hours of work time with an ELL student
Homework Coach Tutoring
-Experience in homework tutoring for students 1st to 9th grade.
Math Tutoring
Courses taken (grade):
- FOUNDATNS OF GEOM, STAT, PROB (A)
+studied instruction in geometry, statistics, and probability
- FOUNDATIONS OF ARITHMETIC (A-)
+studied instruction in numbers and sequencing
- DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS (credit by exam)
+received college credit in high school for Calculus
Elementary Math Tutoring
Courses taken (grade):
- FOUNDATNS OF GEOM, STAT, PROB (A)
+studied instruction in geometry, statistics, and probability
- FOUNDATIONS OF ARITHMETIC (A-)
+studied instruction in numbers and sequencing
Reading Comprehension Tutoring
Courses taken (grade):
- READING ASSESSMENT AND DEVEL-H (A)
+studied instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, and spelling
+created and implemented lesson plans on phonemic awareness, phonics, and comprehension
- CHILDREN'S LITERATURE (A)
+studied literature for children and analyzed children's texts
+this course required 15 hours of work time with students
Science Tutoring
Courses taken (grade):
- TEACHING EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE (A-)
+studied instruction in geology from elementary to high school grades
- 4-PHYSICS BY INQUIRY (A)
+studied deeper inquiry-based instruction in physics for all grades
- SCIENCE FOR 21ST CENTURY I, II, III, & IV (A in all)
+studied inquiry-based instruction in physics, chemistry, geology, biology, and astronomy
- SUSTAINING A PLANET (credit by exam)
+received college credit in high school for Environmental Science
Writing Tutoring
Courses taken (grade):
- 2-LANGUAGE ARTS-H (A)
+studied instruction in writing skills and processes
+this course required weekly tutoring sessions with two students from Austin Discovery School.
Education Tutoring
I am a Early Childhood General Education major at UT at the top of my class. I have been a LA, or Learning Assistant for the Hands On Science courses that Education Majors are required to take during my time here. I was also the lead LA and was presented with the Detective Award and the Leadership Excellence Award for my work.
Study Skills Tutoring
As a sophomore in undergraduate studies, I became a First-year Interest Group mentor. My duties as a mentor included guiding first-year students, advising them during their first year in college, providing study tips, and giving any other advice on adjusting to college life. I planned and led weekly sessions for the first-year students that were approved by the College of Education advisers, and met one-on-one with the students regularly.
Homework Coach Tutoring
Throughout my years in undergraduate school, I tutored students as a volunteer for Victory Tutorials. I worked with students from 1st to 9th grade, mainly on their homework assignments. I guided students through their work in math, reading, writing, phonics, and spelling.
Social Studies Tutoring
Courses taken (grade):
- 4-SOCIAL STUDIES-H(A)
+studied instruction in Social Studies and Social Justice topics
+created integrated lesson plans with Social Studies
+this course required frequent visits to, observing, and working with students from Cunningham Elementary school