University of California Extension, Berkeley, CA 94707
July 2018- October 2018
Full Stack Web Development Coding Boot Camp
University of California, Berkeley, CA 94707
Summer 2012- Spring 2014
Master of Education and Credential Program
- School of Education: Multicultural Urban Secondary English (MUSE) program
- Specialized track with emphasis on students in underserved communities and trauma-informed instruction
- Thesis topic: the struggles and successes of implementing Restorative Justice in a high school
- Cleared Single Subject Credential in English (EL Authorization/CLAD)
- Student taught at Title I schools- Oakland HS and San Lorenzo HSC
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928
Fall 2009- Spring 2011
Bachelor of Arts degree in English Education (Single Subject)
El Cerrito High School, El Cerrito, CA 2013- 2018
English Teacher for 10th and 11th grade English in the Information Technology Academy (ITA)
- Trained in mindfulness in order to have trauma-informed teaching practices
- Worked with the Global Glimpse program to lead educational workshops for students who will spend the summer doing service projects for small communities in South America
- Union representative for United Teachers of Richmond 2015-16 and 2017-18
- Worked as mentor for two student teachers from UC Berkeley in 2016 and 2017
- Served as Educational Teacher Technology Liaison to introduce and implement new technology with faculty
- Taught students how to navigate election related materials, evaluate information presented, and ran a mock 2016 election among students
- Work with diverse students in large classes with an average of 38 students per class
- Advised and lead students through a peaceful protest and creating a gender-neutral dress code
- Guided students as they created a campus-wide political demonstration that didn't break any school rules but allowed self-expression
LunaFest East Bay, El Cerrito, CA 2015-2017
Committee Member and Volunteer Coordinator
- Recruited and trained student volunteers to work the LunaFest film festival held at El Cerrito High School
- Collaborated with committee members to sell entrance tickets, raffle tickets, organize VIP reception, and fundraiser for the Breast Cancer Fund
Occupy (Santa Ana), Santa Ana, CA 2011-2012
- Spoke at various city council meetings advocating for policy changes regarding punishing those in poverty, specifically homelessness
- Worked with other organizers to create "Necessity Village" to protest anti-camping citations
- Collaborated with established committees like El Centro and the May Day Coalition to pool resources and tackle local issues
- Planned numerous actions across Orange County to protest injustices, followed by facilitating discussions to create action plans
- Handled logistics of political arrests including coordinating medications, emergency contacts, contacting the workplace, etc
Awards and Training
Certifications
- Cleared ELA Single Subject Teaching Credential and 30 Day Emergency Sub Teaching Permit
- CPR/AED/First-Aid Certification, September 2016
- SMART Board Certification
Other
- Bilingual- English and Vietnamese