I spent one summer working as a social media manager and graphic designer for a non-profit through the Urban Leaders Fellowship. In this fellowship, I utilized Canva to create promotional content for the Parent Leadership Training Institute of Kansas City. I also interviewed alumni in order to collect quotes for social media content and the annual report to show potential donors. Additionally, this fellowship afforded me the opportunity work with a state senator on researching and creating policy ideas for the upcoming legislative season. I drafted, along with my policy team, a proposal for the senator that recommended ending school suspension for pre-k to 3rd grade students. In 2019, I served the US Fulbright Program as an English Teaching Assistant (ETA) at Pretoria Technical High School (PTHS) as the coordinator for the program. At PTHS, I ran intervention groups for grades 8-10 in English with the aim of helping struggling students to receive more academic support. I was in charge of a book club at the school while also supporting nine other ETAs across South Africa. I offered them guidance in creating projects at their schools and navigating life abroad. I also created reports to inform the USA Embassy and Fulbright staff about the progress of the ETAs and their projects. In 2018, I was an ETA at Boetse Secondary School in Polokwane, Limpopo. At Boetse, I developed and implemented remedial small group instruction classes for math and reading. I also designed a fun and engaging English discussion class for grades 10 and 11. Afterschool, I coached the junior and senior level debate teams. Throughout the year, I raised over $700 to purchase books to host a book club for my learners. Prior to living in South Africa, I worked as a 3 grade teacher for 2.5 years and have my certification to teach grades K-6 from the state of Indiana and Missouri. Through Teach For America, I worked on East side of Indianapolis, a predominantly low-income and under-resourced area of town. I developed unit and lesson planning skills, strong classroom management, and cultivated relationships with students and their families. For six months before my Fulbright assignment, I worked at a charter school in St. Louis. My co-teacher and I lead small group lessons for our class of 30 students. With these skills, I believe that I am a strong candidate for this position. Since December 2017, I have been working as an online ESL teacher with VIPKID. Teaching online has allowed me to have more exposure to ESL learners of all skill levels as I have worked students from age 3-14. I believe my extensive teaching experience has prepared me for a variety of roles as it has helped me develop organizational skills that are valuable to anywhere. Throughout my teaching experience, I have been devoted to my development as a teacher. Between my school's professional development and the support from Teach for America, I have had countless opportunities and resources for growth. For example, I created a PowerPoint of lessons based on one of my professor's research on teaching students about their brains. These lessons draw on ideas from the movie Inside Out and has been successful in helping students understand their emotions and brain anatomy. Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you.

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