Posterous theme by Cory Watilo

My CV (...aka my Teaching Experiences):

FOOD $ENSE EDUCATOR 

WSU King County Extension, Food $ense Program (King County, WA) 2010­ – 2011 School Year

·   Taught in 14 different King County Elementary Public School classrooms throughout the 2010 –2011 School Year while I worked to improve the nutrition of limited income children and their families via cooking, nutrition, and hands-on activities.

·   Continually communicated with teachers, school faculty, and WSU program managers to develop the most relevant curriculum possible.

·   Adhered to all federal grant guidelines and maintained appropriate documentation and tracking required for program funding security.

 

Volunteer Classroom Assistant 

Operation Frontline (Seattle, WA) March 2009 – March 2010

·   I was a classroom assistant with multiple 6-week classes, including their Side by Side class where parents and kids cook together, as well as a parenting and pregnant teen series, where the goal was to teach healthy nutrition at an affordable budget. 

·   Some of my duties included: cooking, assisting parents and children with activities, prepping produce take-away bags, and clean-up.

  

AMERICORPS GARDEN COORDINATOR ∙ ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Seattle Youth Garden Works (Seattle, WA) August 2007 - April 2009

·   Planned, coordinated, and implemented our daily program schedule of 10 youth.

·   Developed curriculum and created a SYGW educational resource library.

·   Led and organized groups of 20 volunteers and service-learners.

·   Oversaw the weekly youth market program at the University District Farmer’s Market.

 

Volunteer Garden & Compost Mentor for WILD Youth Program

IDHA- International District Housing Alliance (Seattle, WA) April 2007 - June 2007

·   I was brought in as a gardening and compost mentor for the summer. 

·   I collaborated with a group of 15 youth to prepare garden beds in their first ever community garden plot.

·   Some of my roles were: guiding them to select appropriate plantings for the region, instructed them on maintenance and best watering practices, and educated them on soil life and composting.

 

Volunteer Teacher’s Aide

T.T. Minor Elementary School (Seattle, WA) October 2004 – April 2006

·   I assisted weekly in a third grade classroom. 

·   Typically I worked in small groups helping the students with their reading and mathematics packets, daily assignments, and one-on-one reading development. 

·   I also served as a mentor for each child in the classroom.

 

THERAPIST

Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Therapy (Seattle, WA) July 2004 – July 2005

·   Performed one-on-one behavioral analyses using child-specific designed programs and controlled charting.

·   Attended weekly meetings to contribute data for assessing progress and needs of child.

·   Actively reworked the programs to suite the child’s potential growth needs.

 

ESL LEAD TEACHER AND COUNSELOR

Sogang Language Program: Summer Vacation Intensive Program (South Korea) June 2003 – August 2003

·   Mentored, instructed, and maintained responsibility of youth students throughout their daily activities.

·   Enhanced general classroom lesson plans to suit the students’ existing knowledge of topics.

·   Coordinated student group activities including morning warm-ups, drama practice, and carnival night.

·  Invited back as a Camp Supervisor for the SLP Winter Intensive Program 2003.