Math 1100: Finite Math and Applications (9 students)

Auburn University

Summer 2024

• Redesigned curriculum to explore more topics, allow more natural group work, and encourage critical thinking in place of memorizing procedures

Ninth Grade Algebra 1 (8 students)

Lakeview Baptist Church High School

Fall 2023 and Spring 2024

• Taught homeschool students twice per week, balanced in-class learning (conceptual understanding, cooperation, communication) with independent learning (practice, formulating questions)

Math 1100: Finite Math and Applications (11 students)

Auburn University

Summer 2023

•  Guided student groups through curriculum that pushed them to self-discover patterns and formulas in topics like graph theory and probability

Math 1680: Business Calculus (22 students)

Auburn University

Summer 2022

Math 1150: Precalculus - Algebra and Trigonometry (31 students)

Auburn University

Fall 2021

High School Title I Math Instructor (10 students)

Santa Fe Catholic High School, Lakeland, FL

Fall 2019 and Spring 2020

• Remedial lessons for students below grade level in math, focusing on the conceptual understanding of negative numbers and fraction operations

Recitation Leader

Teaching Assistant

Math 2850: Math for Elementary Education I (84 students)

Auburn University

Fall 2024

• Provided in-class support to students, modeled question-asking and grappling with uncertainty to produce students confident with confronting a challenge

Seventh Grade Math (102 students)

Lakeland Highlands Middle School, Lakeland, FL

Spring 2019

Ninth Grade Algebra 1 (37 students)

Lakeland High School, Lakeland, FL

Fall 2018

Tenth Grade Geometry (33 students)

Lakeland High School, Lakeland, FL

Fall 2018

Sixth Grade Math (12 students)

St. Joseph Academy, Lakeland, FL

Spring 2017

Professional Development

Private Tutor

Fall 2022 – Present

• Averaged 3 consistent students per year

• Courses: 

-  6th Grade Math

-  10th Grade Algebra II

-  11th Grade Precalculus,      

                 - College Algebra

                 - Precalculus Algebra     

                 - Precalculus Trigonometry

Math Tutoring Center

Auburn University Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Fall 2020 and Spring 2021

• Tutored students for 15 hours per week in-person and virtually

• College Algebra, Precalculus Algebra, Precalculus Trigonometry, Calculus I

Scholarship of Learning and Teaching (SoTL) Reading Group

Auburn University College of Science and Mathematics

Fall 2024

• Biweekly meetings to read about and discuss SoTL, which is a systematic method for teachers to collect data in their own classrooms and understand what they can do to improve learning for their students

Auburn Summer Stem Institute Curriculum Redesign Workshop

Auburn University College of Science and Mathematics

July 2024

• Week-long interdepartmental workshop focused on systematic lesson planning to achieve intended learning objectives and student engagement

“Rachel boosted my confidence because I have always struggled with math, and she helped me find a new love for it.”

Finite Math and its Applications, Summer 2024

“She was especially good at making her classes feel welcoming and judgement free whenever we had a silly question.”

Calculus II, Fall 2022

“Ms. Galindo was the best math teacher I’ve ever had. She taught the material in a way I could always understand.”

Precalculus – Algebra and Trigonometry, Fall 2021 

“Ms. Galindo is a really good teacher, she is very good about breaking hard problems down and makes sure everyone understands what is going on. She has made Calc 2 so much easier to understand.”

Calculus II, Fall 2023

“I always felt as though the course work and assignments were explained thoroughly and there was a clear reason behind everything we did.”

Finite Math and its Applications, Summer 2024