Teaching
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Instructor (Undergraduate)
Fall 2018 -Current CUIN 1101 Teaching Science and Math
This introductory course includes lectures and filed-based component. The lecture part of the course focuses on methods of teaching science and mathematics in schools. There is a field-based component that requires students to observe and teach science and math activities in elementary school classrooms.
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Graduate Teaching Assistant (Undergraduate)
ELED 4321 Early Elementary Science Education
The primary goal of this field-based course is to teach pre-service teachers in the College of Education the curriculum, concepts, methods, and skills for teaching science in the elementary school.
ELED 6326 Science Instruction in Middle School Grades I
The primary goal of this course is to teach pre-service teachers in the College of Education instructional strategies and skills for teaching science in secondary grades (4th-8th grade).
Instructor of Record (Graduate)
110 Introduction to Secondary Science Teaching
The focus of this introductory course is the exploration of secondary science instruction and teaching, with emphasis on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
SCI 111 Fundamentals of Inquiry
This course provides students the opportunity for exploration, discussion, and curriculum design for teaching inquiry in secondary science course.
SCI 112 Inquiry Through Labs
The primary goal of this course is to teach instructional strategies and skills for designing laboratory experiences in secondary science grades.
SCI 113 Scientific Reading, Writing & Speaking
This course teaches students to metacognitive strategies to aid in the comprehension, reading and writing of science texts in secondary science grades.
K-12 teaching Experience
2016-2017 K-6th Grade-Virtual ESL Instructor-VIPKID, Beijing, China
2015-2016 9th Grade Biology Teacher-Hastings High School, Houston, TX
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2012-2015 9th Grade Biology Teacher-Taylor High School, Houston, TX
2008-2012 7th Grade Science Teacher- O’Donnell Middle School, Houston, TX
2007-2008 5th Grade Teacher- V. Charter School, Houston, TX