Teaching Adventures

During college, I taught at Breakthrough Collaborative for five summers in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Boston, and San Francisco.

I received a grant from the National Endowment of Humanities to study Bach's life and music in Germany.

I performed Shakespeare's sonnets and plays under the direction of John Barton at the British American Drama Academy's Midsummer in Oxford program in the UK.

I studied conflict resolution with a focus in cross-cultural conflict styles and mediated at Community Mediation Services in Jamaica, Queens.

I explored the natural ecosystem, strategies for sustainability, and public education in Costa Rica.

I participated in the 2017 School Law Institute where former Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. led a workshop on Federal Education Policies and ESSA.

I collaborate with teaching artists to enhance student performance skills and build a supportive community.

Teaching & Education Highlights:

• I started teaching at seventeen years old when I became a teaching fellow at Breakthrough Collaborative.
• I was part of the first graduating class of Soka University of America, a liberal arts college founded on the Buddhist principles of peace, human rights, and the sanctity of life.
• I graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University with a Masters in English Education.
• I received my MFA in Fiction Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts.
• I received an Advanced Certificate in Cooperation and Conflict Resolution from Teachers College, Columbia University.
• I design curriculum with fellow English teachers that inspires students to develop a love for literature and writing (see homepage for project examples).
• I collaborate with teaching artists from Lincoln Center Theater to perform Shakespeare's plays.
• I founded the "All School Meeting," a monthly "town hall" style gathering where student leaders teach academic and social skills through skits, songs, and presentations.
• I facilitate professional development workshops on collaboration, critical thinking, and conflict resolution skills for adult learners.
• For 2018-19, I serve on the Chancellor's Teacher Advisory Group which meets monthly to discuss and influence DOE policies.