08/2013-02/2014 Beijing City International School
Grade 2-5 Music and Instrumental Ensembles Teacher
-Founded first Primary Orchestra and Rock Band.
-Changed Music Dept. to emphasis instrumental learning and experimenting
-Created original music, choreography, scenery, and directed school concerts and performances
08/2011-06/2013 Cairo English School
General Music and Instrumental Ensembles Teacher
-General Music FS through Year 8 with an emphasis in instrumental learning and experimenting
-Extra-curricular After School Ensembles: Established first ensembles of Guitar, orchestra, Primary and Secondary student Rock Bands, Egyptian Doumbek drumming (Work 5 days a week after school).
-Played music in school Musicals and school events and helped set up and run new sound system and lights in new Auditorium
-Co-Established Rockfest night for Cairo international schools and hosting it this year
08/2010-06/2011 International School of Dhaka, Bangladesh
4th grade Teacher (PYP Experience)
-Teaching the PYP curriculum of the IB curriculum and teaching guitar as an afterschool program. I teach writing, math, science, and inquiry to prepare students for IB high school diploma.
- Guitar Ensemble.
- Participated School Choir.
08/2008 – 06/2010 Rainbow Bridge International School, Shanghai, China
Kindergarten and 2nd grade Teacher (PYP Experience)
- Taught the PYP curriculum trough units of inquiry, collaborative grade level planning, involved in extracurricular program and technology committee.
- Helped choreograph, taught song, and created costumes for School productions.
- Guitar Ensemble.
11/2005 – 12/2007 Austin ISD, TX Substitute Teacher EC-12/Musician
- long-term Orchestra substitute teacher High School, Middle School, and Elementary.
- long-term High School ESL substitute teacher
10/2003 - 09/2005 Wooldridge Elementary, Austin ISD, TX
Bilingual Pre-kindergarten Teacher
- Bilingual Spanish-English instruction, focus on reading skills (all 16 of my students were able to read by the end of the school year), involved in community out-reach program.
06/2002 - 09/2003 Titche Elementary, Dallas ISD, TX
Bilingual /ESL 3rd grade Teacher
- Reading Academy training, taught under Edison curriculum, integrating technology in the classroom to foster learning, worked with special education students.
01/2002 - 06/2002 Dallas ISD, TX
Substitute Teacher/Musician
09/2001 - 12/2001 Universidad del Noroeste, Hermosillo, Mexico
English Professor
- taught English as a Foreign language to sophomores and juniors at the university
10/1999 - 06/2001 Kaplan American Academy of English, Katowice, Poland
English Instructor
- TOEFL (English as Foreign Language), Business English; Primary, Secondary, & Higher Education
08/1999 – 10/1999 Bending Oaks High School, Dallas, TX
Spanish/Health Teacher
M.Ed. (Intercultural Education) Framingham State University, MA 2001 B.A. (Creative Writing) University of Texas at El Paso, TX 1999
