Teaching

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Teaching Associate, English Department

California State University, Sacramento, Jan 2020 to Present

• Teaches Accelerated Academic Literacies, an online first-year writing course averaging 25 students per semester, covering narrative, research, rhetorical analysis essays and a final ePortfolio assignment.
• Develops in-class asynchronous and asynchronous activities, peer review workshops, and course presentations via Zoom and Canvas.
• Employs a labor-based grading contract and gives responsive feedback on program-wide learning goals.
• Coordinates lesson plans and materials with a team of 7 teaching assistants.

Tutorial Instructor, English Department

California State University, Sacramento, Aug 2020 to Dec 2020

• Taught two sections of the Writing-Intensive Workshop, an online course designed to assist in writing-intensive requirement courses for undergraduate students.
• Administered practical reading and writing assignments designed by the Writing Program, coordinated communications with students, and graded for completion.

Intern Tutor, English Department

California State University, Sacramento, Jan 2020 to May 2020

• Employed tutorial instruction for student tutees, emphasizing higher-order concerns in writing assignments as well as organization, development, and revision.
• Operated within the transition from in-person to online tutoring to develop time-urgent teaching modifications.

Instructional Assistant, English Department

California State University, Sacramento, Aug 2019 to Dec 2019

• Administered midterm and final exams, graded quizzes, managed Canvas course site and organized student materials for English Literature Professor Julie Yen’s English 140C Renaissance Literature.

Writing Instructor, Student Academic Success Center

University of California, Davis, Aug 2017 to Sept 2017

• Taught Foundations in Writing, a four-week accelerated summer course for incoming first-year students focused on narrative essays and research assignments.
•  Developed and administered lesson plans, class activities, and course assignments in partnership with Bridget Mabunga, University Writing Program Writing Instructor.

Writing Tutor, Student Academic Success Center

University of California, Davis, Jan 2016 to Sept 2017

• Employed tutorial instruction for student tutees, emphasizing higher-order concerns in writing assignments as well as organization, development, and revision.